Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

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

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