Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 935 · 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) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
8. 8.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
14. 14.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
28. 28.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
30. 30.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True

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