Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 677 · 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) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
2. 2.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
4. 4.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
11. 11.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
13. 13.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
14. 14.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
15. 15.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
17. 17.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
20. 20.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
21. 21.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
23. 23.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) inviting others in
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
27. 27.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
36. 36.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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