Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 609 · 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.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
6. 6.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) summing up
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
11. 11.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
19. 19.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
20. 20.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
25. 25.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
29. 29.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) summing up
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
33. 33.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
34. 34.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
35. 35.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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