Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 454 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
8. 8.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
16. 16.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
24. 24.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
28. 28.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
35. 35.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) give up
36. 36.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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