Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 257 · 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? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
8. 8.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
11. 11.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
17. 17.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
30. 30.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
39. 39.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely

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