Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 810 · 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) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
6. 6.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
24. 24.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
26. 26.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
30. 30.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
38. 38.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up

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