Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 563 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
6. 6.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
13. 13.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
27. 27.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
32. 32.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
36. 36.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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