Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 83 · 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.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
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.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
5. 5.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
6. 6.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
7. 7.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
8. 8.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) pointing fingers (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) repeating one point (d) going off-topic
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
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) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) silent the whole time
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
33. 33.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
36. 36.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding
37. 37.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
40. 40.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False

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