Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 788 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
2. 2.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
15. 15.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
25. 25.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
34. 34.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop

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