Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 331 · 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) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
10. 10.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
19. 19.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
27. 27.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) walk out (d) shout back
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
30. 30.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
35. 35.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point

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