Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 778 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
2. 2.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
5. 5.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
8. 8.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
9. 9.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
19. 19.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) shout back
25. 25.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
38. 38.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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