Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 993 · 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) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
7. 7.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
15. 15.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good 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) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) repeating one point
20. 20.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ 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) inviting others in
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
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.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking non-stop
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) one word (d) short and to the point
31. 31.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ 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
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
36. 36.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
37. 37.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
40. 40.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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