Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 874 · 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: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
20. 20.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
22. 22.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
36. 36.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely

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