Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 555 · 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.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
5. 5.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
20. 20.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
32. 32.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief

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