Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 54 · 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: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
3. 3.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
12. 12.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
21. 21.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) as long as needed
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
33. 33.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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