Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 145 · 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: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
15. 15.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
23. 23.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
29. 29.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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