Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 199 · 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) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
3. 3.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
6. 6.🗣️ 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) summing up
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
11. 11.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ 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
15. 15.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
31. 31.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
35. 35.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
37. 37.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) give up (d) shout back
39. 39.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False

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