Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 792 · 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? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
20. 20.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
23. 23.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) speaking non-stop
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
32. 32.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
35. 35.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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