Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 462 · 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? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
28. 28.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
37. 37.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones

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