Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 846 · 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: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
4. 4.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
5. 5.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
22. 22.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
32. 32.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
35. 35.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
38. 38.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding

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