Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 989 · 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) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
2. 2.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
6. 6.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
21. 21.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
27. 27.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
29. 29.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
30. 30.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
34. 34.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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