Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 448 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
2. 2.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
9. 9.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
20. 20.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
33. 33.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion

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