Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 845 · 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 of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
13. 13.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
26. 26.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
31. 31.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely

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