Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 914 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
2. 2.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) walk out
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
14. 14.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
20. 20.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
22. 22.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
23. 23.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding

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