Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 420 · 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.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
3. 3.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) as long as needed
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
19. 19.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
24. 24.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
34. 34.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time

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