Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 57 · 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: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
4. 4.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
19. 19.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
33. 33.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
37. 37.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic

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