Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 581 · 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 poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
11. 11.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) one word
12. 12.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
30. 30.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
35. 35.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down

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