Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 302 · 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.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
4. 4.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
5. 5.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
13. 13.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
15. 15.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
24. 24.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
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: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic

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