Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 447 · 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? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
20. 20.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker

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