Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 290 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) mocking a speaker
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
12. 12.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
14. 14.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
18. 18.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
19. 19.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
24. 24.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
25. 25.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
35. 35.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in

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