Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 378 · 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: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
5. 5.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
14. 14.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
29. 29.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
37. 37.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in

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