Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 334 · 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: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
10. 10.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
13. 13.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
18. 18.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
28. 28.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
32. 32.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
35. 35.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
38. 38.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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