Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 391 · 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: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
5. 5.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
10. 10.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
16. 16.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
20. 20.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
28. 28.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
35. 35.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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