Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 88 · 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.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) give up
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
7. 7.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
12. 12.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
33. 33.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
36. 36.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in

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