Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

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

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