Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 61 · 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: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
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? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
9. 9.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
12. 12.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
17. 17.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
22. 22.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
27. 27.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
31. 31.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
34. 34.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion

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