Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 336 · 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) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
2. 2.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
9. 9.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
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.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
17. 17.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
39. 39.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down

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