Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 287 · 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? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
4. 4.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
8. 8.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
17. 17.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
22. 22.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
32. 32.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
36. 36.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end

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