Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 608 · 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? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
9. 9.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
11. 11.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
13. 13.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) as enemies
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
17. 17.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
21. 21.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) walk out
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time

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