Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 574 · 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) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
2. 2.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
10. 10.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
20. 20.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
27. 27.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
28. 28.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) one word
32. 32.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
35. 35.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
38. 38.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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