Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 501 · 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.🗣️ 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
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
6. 6.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
20. 20.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
26. 26.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
32. 32.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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