Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 640 · 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? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
29. 29.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
30. 30.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) five minutes or more
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
38. 38.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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