Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 250 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
6. 6.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
10. 10.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic

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