Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 603 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
4. 4.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
11. 11.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
16. 16.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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