Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 264 · 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.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
2. 2.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
14. 14.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) short and to the point
16. 16.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
29. 29.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic

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