Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 756 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
9. 9.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
10. 10.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
18. 18.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
22. 22.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
28. 28.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
29. 29.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
32. 32.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding

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