Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 949 · 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.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
14. 14.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
18. 18.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
21. 21.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
26. 26.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
34. 34.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers

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