Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 839 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
3. 3.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
12. 12.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
14. 14.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) summing up
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
18. 18.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
26. 26.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
39. 39.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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