Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 933 · 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? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
6. 6.🗣️ 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
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
20. 20.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) arguing personally
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) arguing personally
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
26. 26.🗣️ 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
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
35. 35.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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