Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 62 · 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 of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
13. 13.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
18. 18.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
29. 29.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
36. 36.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
39. 39.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False

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