Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 330 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
16. 16.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
18. 18.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
19. 19.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
40. 40.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False

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