Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 772 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
6. 6.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
10. 10.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
13. 13.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
18. 18.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
27. 27.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding

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