Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 569 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) repeating one point (d) pointing fingers
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
6. 6.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) walk out (d) shout back
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
13. 13.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
14. 14.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
15. 15.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) speaking clearly
18. 18.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
22. 22.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
27. 27.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
33. 33.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) shouting others down
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) giving facts or examples
38. 38.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down

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