Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 48 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
5. 5.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
13. 13.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
17. 17.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
24. 24.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
27. 27.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) arguing personally
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely

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