Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 511 · 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) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
12. 12.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
16. 16.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
22. 22.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
28. 28.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
33. 33.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief

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