Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 77 · 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) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
2. 2.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
4. 4.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
8. 8.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
9. 9.🗣️ 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
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) going off-topic
17. 17.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) mocking a speaker
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
27. 27.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
39. 39.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in

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