Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 197 · 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) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
2. 2.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
6. 6.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
7. 7.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
9. 9.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) pointing fingers
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
30. 30.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
31. 31.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
37. 37.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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