Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 671 · 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: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
3. 3.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
8. 8.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
9. 9.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
12. 12.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
20. 20.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely

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