Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 341 · 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: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
3. 3.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
9. 9.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
12. 12.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
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: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion

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