Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 198 · 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) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
12. 12.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) one word
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
22. 22.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
27. 27.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
31. 31.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
35. 35.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point

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