Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 494 · 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) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
2. 2.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
14. 14.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
21. 21.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
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) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
31. 31.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
32. 32.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
37. 37.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones

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