Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 98 · 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) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
3. 3.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who shouts loudest (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking clearly
8. 8.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
10. 10.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) silent the whole time
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
17. 17.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
20. 20.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
22. 22.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) mocking a speaker (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
31. 31.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
39. 39.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False

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