Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 34 · 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.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
22. 22.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
32. 32.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
39. 39.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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