Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 618 · 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) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
6. 6.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
7. 7.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
12. 12.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
13. 13.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
20. 20.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
22. 22.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
26. 26.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
28. 28.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
32. 32.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (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 of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
37. 37.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False

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