Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 980 · 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.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
4. 4.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
10. 10.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
24. 24.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally

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