Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 649 · 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.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
9. 9.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
19. 19.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
21. 21.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
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: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
38. 38.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief

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