Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 573 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
2. 2.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
5. 5.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
14. 14.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
27. 27.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
33. 33.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
35. 35.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely

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