Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 405 · 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.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
5. 5.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
15. 15.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
17. 17.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
22. 22.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
31. 31.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) give up
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
33. 33.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones

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