Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 312 · 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) repeating one point (c) arguing personally (d) staying on the topic
2. 2.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
5. 5.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) speaking non-stop
6. 6.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) as long as needed
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) disagreeing politely (c) keeping points brief (d) giving facts or examples
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking clearly (c) disagreeing politely (d) repeating one point
12. 12.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) keeping points brief
14. 14.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) leave the room (c) tell a joke about it (d) wait in silence
15. 15.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) give up (d) shout back
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) giving facts or examples
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.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
20. 20.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
24. 24.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) summing up (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) speaking clearly (d) going off-topic
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking clearly (c) staying on the topic (d) mocking a speaker
28. 28.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
30. 30.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) summing up
31. 31.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
36. 36.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) as enemies (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) keeping points brief (c) speaking non-stop (d) pointing fingers
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) repeating one point (c) giving facts or examples (d) keeping points brief
40. 40.🗣️ 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

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