Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 820 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
5. 5.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
20. 20.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
27. 27.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) inviting others in
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
33. 33.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
39. 39.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion

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