Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 816 · 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 of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
5. 5.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
6. 6.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
8. 8.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) pointing fingers
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
20. 20.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
27. 27.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) listening to all
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
33. 33.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
39. 39.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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