Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 872 · 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.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) with respect
2. 2.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) stay silent fully
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) wait in silence
8. 8.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
9. 9.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking non-stop
18. 18.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
21. 21.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
31. 31.🗣️ 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) inviting others in
32. 32.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
36. 36.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief

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