Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 37 · 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.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
6. 6.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
8. 8.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
23. 23.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
26. 26.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up at the end
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
40. 40.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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