Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 591 · 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 respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
9. 9.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
26. 26.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
27. 27.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
33. 33.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding

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