Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 486 · 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 of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) walk out (d) shout back
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
17. 17.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
19. 19.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
20. 20.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
28. 28.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
32. 32.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
37. 37.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
40. 40.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False

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