Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 372 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
10. 10.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
16. 16.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
25. 25.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
30. 30.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
35. 35.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) one word
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False

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