Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 836 · 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: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
3. 3.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
18. 18.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
38. 38.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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