Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 593 · 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.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
4. 4.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
8. 8.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
25. 25.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
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? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) shout back
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all

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