Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 730 · 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 good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
7. 7.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
10. 10.🗣️ 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
22. 22.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) keeping points brief
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
26. 26.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
29. 29.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) walk out
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
40. 40.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True

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