Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 375 · 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.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
9. 9.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
19. 19.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” 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) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all

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