Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 833 · 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) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
2. 2.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) keeping points brief (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
8. 8.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
14. 14.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
17. 17.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
21. 21.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) calmly finish your point (d) give up
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) mocking a speaker
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
30. 30.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) going off-topic
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) shouting others down
37. 37.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
38. 38.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
39. 39.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop

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