Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 899 · 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 disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
4. 4.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
9. 9.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
14. 14.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
21. 21.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
22. 22.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
24. 24.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
25. 25.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
31. 31.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most

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