Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 850 · 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.🗣️ 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
2. 2.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
10. 10.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
25. 25.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
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 good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones

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