Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 524 · 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: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
10. 10.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
18. 18.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
22. 22.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
25. 25.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
34. 34.🗣️ 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
35. 35.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ 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
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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