Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 241 · 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: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
7. 7.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
31. 31.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
36. 36.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
38. 38.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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