Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 944 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) summing up at the end (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) going off-topic (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
5. 5.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) silent the whole time
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
13. 13.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) who sits nearest
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
25. 25.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
28. 28.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) staying on the topic (c) disagreeing politely (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) shouting others down
34. 34.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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