Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 559 · 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: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
4. 4.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
19. 19.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
21. 21.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
30. 30.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
31. 31.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
32. 32.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
33. 33.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
35. 35.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
38. 38.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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