Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 159 · 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) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
3. 3.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
11. 11.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
21. 21.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
29. 29.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
32. 32.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
39. 39.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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