Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 35 · 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.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
4. 4.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
13. 13.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
22. 22.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
27. 27.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
28. 28.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
33. 33.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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