Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 2 · 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.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) shout back (c) walk out (d) calmly finish your point
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) pointing fingers (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
9. 9.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) repeating one point (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
15. 15.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) shouting others down
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) summing up (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) summing up at the end (c) giving facts or examples (d) repeating one point
23. 23.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) as long as needed (d) five minutes or more
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
36. 36.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) silent the whole time (c) staying on the topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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