Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 335 · 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) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
6. 6.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
8. 8.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
33. 33.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
38. 38.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief

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