Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 346 · 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 of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
2. 2.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
5. 5.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
16. 16.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
29. 29.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
34. 34.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in

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