Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 374 · 40 questions

Tip (Add, don’t dominate): Good: listening to all, bringing in quiet members, facts or examples, disagreeing politely, staying on the topic, short turns, summing up. Poor: shouting others down, speaking non-stop, staying silent the whole time, mocking, going off-topic, repeating one point, arguing personally. Useful lines: start (“May I begin?”), agree and add, disagree politely (“I respect that view, but…”), invite (“Would anyone like to add?”), sum up (“To sum up, we agree on…”).

1. 1.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
11. 11.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
16. 16.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) give up
17. 17.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
24. 24.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
26. 26.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
27. 27.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies

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