Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 392 · 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.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
3. 3.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
7. 7.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
26. 26.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
28. 28.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
29. 29.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
32. 32.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time

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