Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 687 · 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.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
2. 2.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
13. 13.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
24. 24.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
40. 40.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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