Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 247 · 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: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
7. 7.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
18. 18.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
19. 19.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
39. 39.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief

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