Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 987 · 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.🗣️ 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
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
3. 3.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
6. 6.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
9. 9.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (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) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
17. 17.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
18. 18.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
28. 28.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
32. 32.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point

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