Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 921 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
4. 4.🗣️ 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
5. 5.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) as long as needed
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
19. 19.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
31. 31.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
33. 33.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) give up (d) walk out
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
35. 35.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
39. 39.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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