Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 489 · 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 agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
23. 23.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) give up
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
31. 31.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
34. 34.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
37. 37.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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