Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 777 · 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? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) give up (d) walk out
6. 6.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) summing up
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
16. 16.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
18. 18.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
31. 31.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
35. 35.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely

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