Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 142 · 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) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
2. 2.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
5. 5.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
12. 12.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
27. 27.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (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.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
35. 35.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down

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