Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 319 · 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: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
3. 3.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) starting the discussion (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) pointing fingers
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) going off-topic (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
8. 8.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) going off-topic
11. 11.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) going off-topic (d) bringing in quiet ones
15. 15.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) calmly finish your point (c) give up (d) walk out
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) keeping points brief
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) keeping points brief (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) listening to all (d) keeping points brief
20. 20.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) arguing personally (d) bringing in quiet ones
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
24. 24.🗣️ 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
25. 25.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) disagreeing politely (c) mocking a speaker (d) summing up at the end
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
29. 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) disagreeing politely (d) agreeing and adding
30. 30.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
32. 32.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) short and to the point (d) one word
33. 33.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) leave the room
34. 34.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with jokes about them (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with respect
35. 35.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) repeating one point (d) speaking clearly
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
40. 40.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True

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