Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 442 · 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? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
23. 23.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
31. 31.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
39. 39.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down

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