Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 930 · 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? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
2. 2.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
4. 4.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
8. 8.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
21. 21.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
25. 25.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
29. 29.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
37. 37.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
40. 40.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies

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