Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 723 · 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: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) walk out (d) shout back
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
13. 13.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
14. 14.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
24. 24.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False

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