Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 17 · 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.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) short and to the point
2. 2.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
7. 7.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) walk out (d) shout back
11. 11.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
30. 30.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up

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