Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

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

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