Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 90 · 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.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
4. 4.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) walk out (d) shout back
5. 5.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
10. 10.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
18. 18.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
21. 21.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
25. 25.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) giving facts or examples
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) repeating one point
35. 35.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) change the topic (d) stay silent fully
36. 36.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
37. 37.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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