Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 505 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
4. 4.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
20. 20.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
23. 23.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
25. 25.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
27. 27.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
40. 40.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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