Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

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

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