Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 848 · 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.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) mocking a speaker (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
4. 4.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
5. 5.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) shouting others down
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
15. 15.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ 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
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
20. 20.🗣️ 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
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
25. 25.🗣️ 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
27. 27.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
33. 33.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking non-stop
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally

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