Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 621 · 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.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) staying on the topic
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
6. 6.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
7. 7.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
12. 12.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
14. 14.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
17. 17.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
18. 18.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
30. 30.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) arguing personally
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
40. 40.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True

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