Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

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

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