Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 93 · 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) disagreeing politely (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
2. 2.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) as long as needed
3. 3.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples
6. 6.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) pointing fingers
13. 13.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
17. 17.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
18. 18.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) starting the discussion
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) summing up at the end
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
30. 30.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples
33. 33.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
34. 34.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
36. 36.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) giving facts or examples

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