Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 538 · 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: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) silent the whole time
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
16. 16.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
19. 19.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
25. 25.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
31. 31.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all

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