Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 880 · 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) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
20. 20.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
21. 21.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
30. 30.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down

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