Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 780 · 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) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) walk out
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
9. 9.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
12. 12.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
14. 14.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) pointing fingers
19. 19.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
27. 27.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
32. 32.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
36. 36.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely

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