Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 996 · 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.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
5. 5.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) mocking a speaker
7. 7.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) speaking clearly (d) silent the whole time
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
13. 13.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) with jokes about them (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
14. 14.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) five minutes or more
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.🗣️ 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) summing up
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
19. 19.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) staying on the topic
26. 26.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who speaks most (d) who shouts loudest
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
30. 30.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) staying on the topic (c) pointing fingers (d) summing up at the end
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) giving facts or examples

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