Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 578 · 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.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
5. 5.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
13. 13.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) give up
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
38. 38.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic

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