Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 438 · 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? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
7. 7.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
10. 10.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
11. 11.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
15. 15.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
17. 17.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
32. 32.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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