Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 929 · 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? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
4. 4.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
6. 6.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
9. 9.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
13. 13.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion
14. 14.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
17. 17.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
20. 20.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) repeating one point
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
36. 36.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
39. 39.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all

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