Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 807 · 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.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking non-stop (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
11. 11.🗣️ 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
12. 12.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) keeping points brief
14. 14.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
15. 15.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
18. 18.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
22. 22.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
28. 28.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
29. 29.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
32. 32.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) summing up at the end
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
37. 37.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up

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