Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 169 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
7. 7.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
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) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
14. 14.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
19. 19.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
20. 20.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
25. 25.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
39. 39.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers

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