Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 644 · 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: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
7. 7.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
16. 16.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
19. 19.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
30. 30.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
34. 34.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them

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