Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 41 · 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.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) shout back
8. 8.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
22. 22.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
27. 27.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in

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