Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 658 · 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: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
14. 14.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
30. 30.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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