Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 722 · 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.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
9. 9.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
20. 20.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
21. 21.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
29. 29.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
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.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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