Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 587 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
2. 2.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
7. 7.🗣️ 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
8. 8.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) listening to all (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) pointing fingers (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) shouting others down
15. 15.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) define the topic (d) tell a joke about it
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) speaking clearly
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) arguing personally (b) pointing fingers (c) disagreeing politely (d) going off-topic
20. 20.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
21. 21.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
23. 23.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
25. 25.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
26. 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in
27. 27.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) arguing personally
31. 31.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
33. 33.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🗣️ 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
36. 36.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) going off-topic

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