Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 274 · 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: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
5. 5.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
6. 6.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
8. 8.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
9. 9.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
34. 34.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally

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