Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 878 · 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: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
12. 12.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
17. 17.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
35. 35.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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