Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 738 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
6. 6.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) inviting others in
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 of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
14. 14.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
17. 17.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
23. 23.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
27. 27.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
34. 34.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely

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