Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 628 · 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) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
2. 2.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
8. 8.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
10. 10.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) one word
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
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 of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
22. 22.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
30. 30.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
34. 34.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True

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