Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 672 · 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.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
4. 4.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
12. 12.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
16. 16.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) shout back
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
38. 38.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time

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