Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 963 · 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.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
2. 2.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
4. 4.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) short and to the point (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
10. 10.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) going off-topic
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
19. 19.🗣️ 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
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) listening to all
27. 27.🗣️ 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
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) arguing personally (d) going off-topic
30. 30.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) going off-topic
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) listening to all
34. 34.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) give up (c) shout back (d) walk out
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
37. 37.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
39. 39.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
40. 40.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point

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