Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 690 · 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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
10. 10.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) inviting others in
11. 11.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
13. 13.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
20. 20.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
29. 29.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
30. 30.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic

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