Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 636 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
16. 16.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) as long as needed
18. 18.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
22. 22.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
27. 27.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
28. 28.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
33. 33.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
37. 37.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking non-stop

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