Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 718 · 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 of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
8. 8.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
10. 10.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
16. 16.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
23. 23.🗣️ 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
29. 29.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ 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
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) bringing in quiet ones
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
37. 37.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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