Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 824 · 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: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
8. 8.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
20. 20.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
26. 26.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
29. 29.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
33. 33.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
35. 35.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion

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