Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 150 · 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? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
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) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
16. 16.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) short and to the point
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
22. 22.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
32. 32.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
39. 39.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers

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