Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 20 · 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: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
8. 8.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
10. 10.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
18. 18.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
30. 30.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
35. 35.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
37. 37.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
40. 40.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding

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