Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 912 · 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) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
2. 2.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
10. 10.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
36. 36.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
37. 37.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
38. 38.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in

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