Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 909 · 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.🗣️ 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
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
5. 5.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
19. 19.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) summing up
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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