Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 254 · 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: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
6. 6.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
7. 7.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
8. 8.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
19. 19.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
23. 23.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
36. 36.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up

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