Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 759 · 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.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
7. 7.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
10. 10.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
16. 16.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) giving facts or examples (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
26. 26.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
28. 28.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
30. 30.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
32. 32.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
40. 40.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True

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