Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 650 · 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? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
5. 5.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
14. 14.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
18. 18.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (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 starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) give up (d) walk out
25. 25.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
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.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
37. 37.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop

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