Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 924 · 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) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
2. 2.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) mocking a speaker
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🗣️ 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) summing up
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) bringing in quiet ones
17. 17.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) leave the room (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
18. 18.🗣️ 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
19. 19.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) bringing in quiet ones
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) arguing personally
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
35. 35.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) repeating one point (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally

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