Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 430 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
13. 13.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
25. 25.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
30. 30.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
34. 34.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
40. 40.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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