Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 535 · 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 sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
2. 2.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) one word
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
5. 5.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
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) summing up (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
28. 28.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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