Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 725 · 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.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) giving facts or examples
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
6. 6.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) give up
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
12. 12.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking non-stop
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.🗣️ 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
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) repeating one point
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
25. 25.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
39. 39.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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