Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 557 · 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: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
2. 2.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
9. 9.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
12. 12.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
16. 16.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
17. 17.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) listen, then add a point
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
19. 19.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
28. 28.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief

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