Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 351 · 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: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) pointing fingers
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
9. 9.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
12. 12.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
21. 21.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
24. 24.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
26. 26.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
28. 28.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
33. 33.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) one word
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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