Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 957 · 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? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
5. 5.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) summing up at the end (d) staying on the topic
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
11. 11.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
13. 13.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
15. 15.🗣️ 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) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) keeping points brief
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) listening to all (d) speaking non-stop
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) listen, then add a point (d) make up facts
22. 22.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
26. 26.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) one word
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) repeating one point
29. 29.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
30. 30.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) speaking non-stop
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
38. 38.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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