Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 985 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
2. 2.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
15. 15.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
16. 16.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
19. 19.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
25. 25.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
27. 27.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
30. 30.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
32. 32.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.🗣️ 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) inviting others in
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
40. 40.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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