Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 189 · 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 of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
14. 14.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
17. 17.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
20. 20.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
21. 21.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
40. 40.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False

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