Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 635 · 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? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
18. 18.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
35. 35.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
37. 37.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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