Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 910 · 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) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
5. 5.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
9. 9.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) arguing personally
13. 13.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
19. 19.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) give up
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) speaking clearly (c) listening to all (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) summing up at the end
25. 25.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) keeping points brief (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
29. 29.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) staying on the topic

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