Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 76 · 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: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
9. 9.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
16. 16.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) mocking a speaker
21. 21.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
30. 30.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
35. 35.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) wait in silence
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker

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