Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 751 · 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: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) give up (d) shout back
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
7. 7.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
14. 14.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
28. 28.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
36. 36.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
40. 40.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False

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