Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 487 · 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 of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
14. 14.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
18. 18.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
23. 23.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
36. 36.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ 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
39. 39.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point

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