Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 459 · 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? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
3. 3.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
9. 9.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) walk out (d) shout back
10. 10.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
18. 18.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
31. 31.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
38. 38.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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