Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 50 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
5. 5.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) summing up
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
19. 19.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
25. 25.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
26. 26.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
29. 29.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
35. 35.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all

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