Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 964 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
13. 13.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
14. 14.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
34. 34.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding

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