Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 407 · 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 poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
5. 5.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
11. 11.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) walk out
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
23. 23.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
26. 26.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) inviting others in
27. 27.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
30. 30.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
33. 33.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
37. 37.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in

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