Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 913 · 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.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) keeping points brief (c) listening to all (d) speaking clearly
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
7. 7.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
10. 10.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) listening to all (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
16. 16.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) mocking a speaker
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) walk out
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
32. 32.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
37. 37.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely

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