Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 553 · 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: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
10. 10.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
14. 14.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
22. 22.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
23. 23.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
24. 24.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
31. 31.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
35. 35.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding

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