Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 771 · 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? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (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 summing up. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
13. 13.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
21. 21.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
23. 23.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
30. 30.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief

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