Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 443 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
14. 14.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
17. 17.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
38. 38.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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