Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 385 · 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.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
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.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
23. 23.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
29. 29.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
30. 30.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
36. 36.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down

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