Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 769 · 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? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
4. 4.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
16. 16.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
20. 20.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
23. 23.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) mocking a speaker
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
32. 32.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
34. 34.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
37. 37.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
38. 38.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) one word
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
40. 40.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False

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