Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 356 · 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: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
5. 5.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
24. 24.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
25. 25.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
38. 38.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
39. 39.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly

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