Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 277 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
5. 5.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
8. 8.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
13. 13.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) give up
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
28. 28.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
33. 33.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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