Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 510 · 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) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
2. 2.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
9. 9.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) as long as needed
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
17. 17.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
24. 24.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
35. 35.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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