Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 95 · 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) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
5. 5.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
8. 8.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) inviting others in
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) one word
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who sits nearest
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
18. 18.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) shout back (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) repeating one point (d) summing up at the end
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
29. 29.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
33. 33.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
34. 34.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) repeating one point
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
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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