Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 232 · 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: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
5. 5.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
26. 26.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
35. 35.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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