Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 663 · 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? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
3. 3.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
14. 14.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
15. 15.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
35. 35.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up

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