Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 53 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
10. 10.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) who sits nearest
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
15. 15.🗣️ 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
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
23. 23.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (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) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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