Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 967 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
12. 12.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
14. 14.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
17. 17.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
21. 21.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
31. 31.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
36. 36.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
37. 37.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
38. 38.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
39. 39.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones

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