Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 74 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
9. 9.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
10. 10.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
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) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
26. 26.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
30. 30.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
31. 31.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
36. 36.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True

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