Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 908 · 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.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
4. 4.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
29. 29.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
32. 32.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
36. 36.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
39. 39.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly

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