Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 546 · 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.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
7. 7.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) give up
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
25. 25.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
27. 27.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
29. 29.🗣️ 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
31. 31.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
39. 39.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop

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