Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 39 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
7. 7.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) give up (d) shout back
8. 8.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
22. 22.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
28. 28.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
34. 34.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
35. 35.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely

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