Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 728 · 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: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
18. 18.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
22. 22.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
30. 30.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
40. 40.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest

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