Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 705 · 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.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
17. 17.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
28. 28.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
40. 40.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True

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