Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 813 · 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: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
6. 6.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
12. 12.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) arguing personally
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
22. 22.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
29. 29.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
30. 30.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
33. 33.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) summing up
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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