Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 456 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
5. 5.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) shout back
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
10. 10.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
16. 16.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
25. 25.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
28. 28.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
35. 35.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers

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