Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 224 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
3. 3.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
5. 5.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
10. 10.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
13. 13.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
26. 26.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
33. 33.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all

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