Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 64 · 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: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
15. 15.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
19. 19.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
31. 31.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
38. 38.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker

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