Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 977 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
6. 6.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
22. 22.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
27. 27.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
32. 32.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
38. 38.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end

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