Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 920 · 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 poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) give up
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
31. 31.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
37. 37.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely

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