Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 380 · 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: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
7. 7.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
11. 11.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) one word
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
13. 13.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
24. 24.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
32. 32.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
34. 34.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True

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