Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 552 · 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) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
10. 10.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
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) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
30. 30.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic

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