Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 161 · 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: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
3. 3.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
5. 5.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
7. 7.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
13. 13.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
14. 14.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
24. 24.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
33. 33.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) give up
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers

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