Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 825 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
3. 3.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
37. 37.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker

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