Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 639 · 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? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) give up
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
10. 10.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
11. 11.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
17. 17.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
24. 24.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
33. 33.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
37. 37.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones

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