Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 907 · 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.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
2. 2.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
11. 11.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
20. 20.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
37. 37.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point

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