Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 465 · 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? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
11. 11.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
17. 17.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
30. 30.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
32. 32.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic

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