Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 125 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
21. 21.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
30. 30.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
34. 34.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
37. 37.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
39. 39.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
40. 40.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them

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