Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 279 · 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.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
3. 3.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) give up
4. 4.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) shouting others down
5. 5.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
6. 6.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) summing up at the end
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) summing up at the end (c) silent the whole time (d) going off-topic
12. 12.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) pointing fingers (c) listening to all (d) staying on the topic
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
18. 18.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking non-stop
19. 19.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) define the topic (c) wait in silence (d) tell a joke about it
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) pointing fingers
28. 28.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) by ignoring them
29. 29.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) listen, then add a point (c) change the topic (d) make up facts
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) speaking clearly (d) keeping points brief
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) listening to all (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in

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