Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 58 · 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: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
15. 15.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
22. 22.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
24. 24.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
33. 33.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
34. 34.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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