Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 9 · 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) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
2. 2.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
7. 7.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
18. 18.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
21. 21.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
30. 30.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
36. 36.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
39. 39.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) give up
40. 40.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True

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