Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 940 · 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.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) leave the room (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
2. 2.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
3. 3.🗣️ 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
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
6. 6.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
10. 10.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
18. 18.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking clearly (d) listening to all
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) walk out (d) give up
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) repeating one point
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
33. 33.🗣️ 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) summing up
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) speaking clearly
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

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