Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 434 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
2. 2.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
4. 4.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
9. 9.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
12. 12.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
14. 14.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
20. 20.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
27. 27.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
39. 39.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence

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