Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 743 · 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.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
8. 8.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
16. 16.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
19. 19.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
24. 24.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
31. 31.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
34. 34.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
37. 37.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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