Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 801 · 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 poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
10. 10.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
11. 11.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
31. 31.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) one word

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