Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 72 · 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.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) give up
2. 2.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) short and to the point
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
5. 5.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
14. 14.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
23. 23.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
30. 30.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
40. 40.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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