Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 549 · 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.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) how you work with others (d) who shouts loudest
2. 2.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) change the topic (c) make up facts (d) listen, then add a point
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
4. 4.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) summing up at the end
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) going off-topic (c) silent the whole time (d) disagreeing politely
8. 8.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) silent the whole time (d) summing up at the end
10. 10.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
12. 12.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) keeping points brief (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) summing up at the end
21. 21.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
22. 22.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) tell a joke about it (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) define the topic
23. 23.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) disagreeing politely
24. 24.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) summing up at the end (d) going off-topic
25. 25.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
26. 26.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) summing up at the end (c) pointing fingers (d) giving facts or examples
28. 28.🗣️ 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) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) inviting others in
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) as enemies (c) by ignoring them (d) with jokes about them
35. 35.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) short and to the point (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) one word
36. 36.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) going off-topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) mocking a speaker
38. 38.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) shouting others down (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True

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