Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 500 · 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.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
5. 5.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
12. 12.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
32. 32.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up

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