Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 369 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
2. 2.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
19. 19.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
28. 28.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
32. 32.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
37. 37.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
38. 38.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
39. 39.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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