Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 637 · 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.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
14. 14.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
32. 32.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
33. 33.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
34. 34.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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