Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 262 · 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.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
9. 9.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
13. 13.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
27. 27.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
30. 30.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
34. 34.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
40. 40.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False

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