Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 656 · 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: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
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: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
18. 18.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
23. 23.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
27. 27.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
30. 30.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
31. 31.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) give up
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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