Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 892 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) summing up at the end
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking non-stop (d) staying on the topic
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) disagreeing politely (d) arguing personally
16. 16.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) keeping points brief
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
21. 21.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
25. 25.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
31. 31.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) silent the whole time
37. 37.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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