Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 496 · 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) speaking clearly (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) repeating one point
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) arguing personally
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
9. 9.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) how you work with others (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
12. 12.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
13. 13.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) shout back (c) give up (d) walk out
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) bringing in quiet ones
16. 16.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) leave the room
18. 18.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) as long as needed (b) five minutes or more (c) short and to the point (d) one word
19. 19.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) listening to all
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) speaking non-stop (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) keeping points brief
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
25. 25.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) repeating one point
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) going off-topic (d) listening to all
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) giving facts or examples (d) listening to all
34. 34.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
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) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) by ignoring them (b) with jokes about them (c) with respect (d) as enemies
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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