Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 100 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
3. 3.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) leave the room
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) arguing personally (d) keeping points brief
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
8. 8.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) silent the whole time (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) one word (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking non-stop
17. 17.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) keeping points brief
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) silent the whole time (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) listening to all
24. 24.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) with jokes about them (d) as enemies
25. 25.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) stay silent fully (d) make up facts
26. 26.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
29. 29.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) give up (c) calmly finish your point (d) walk out
30. 30.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ 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
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) speaking clearly (d) pointing fingers
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
35. 35.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking clearly (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) going off-topic (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students