Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 781 · 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? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) one word
3. 3.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
11. 11.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent fully (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
27. 27.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
35. 35.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
36. 36.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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