Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 175 · 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.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) one word (c) five minutes or more (d) short and to the point
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) repeating one point (c) silent the whole time (d) speaking clearly
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) shouting others down (d) arguing personally
6. 6.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) giving facts or examples (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) staying on the topic
10. 10.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) wait in silence (b) tell a joke about it (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) keeping points brief (c) disagreeing politely (d) mocking a speaker
14. 14.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
15. 15.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
18. 18.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) with respect (c) as enemies (d) by ignoring them
19. 19.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) listening to all
23. 23.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) disagreeing politely (d) staying on the topic
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) speaking clearly
30. 30.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who speaks most
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) staying on the topic (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
36. 36.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
37. 37.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False

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