Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 243 · 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) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
12. 12.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
19. 19.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) shout back
20. 20.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
22. 22.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
31. 31.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
35. 35.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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