Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 685 · 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.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) walk out
2. 2.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) keeping points brief (c) arguing personally (d) silent the whole time
4. 4.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) with respect (b) by ignoring them (c) as enemies (d) with jokes about them
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
8. 8.🗣️ 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
9. 9.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) giving facts or examples (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) mocking a speaker (c) speaking clearly (d) bringing in quiet ones
13. 13.🗣️ 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) summing up at the end
15. 15.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
17. 17.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) silent the whole time (c) going off-topic (d) arguing personally
19. 19.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) shouting others down (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
20. 20.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) speaking clearly (c) keeping points brief (d) listening to all
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) speaking clearly (c) summing up at the end (d) listening to all
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) speaking non-stop (d) shouting others down
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) shouting others down (c) speaking non-stop (d) going off-topic
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) disagreeing politely
27. 27.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
29. 29.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who speaks most (c) who sits nearest (d) how you work with others
30. 30.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) speaking non-stop (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
32. 32.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) bringing in quiet ones
33. 33.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking non-stop (d) summing up at the end
34. 34.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) speaking clearly
36. 36.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) silent the whole time (d) listening to all
39. 39.🗣️ 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
40. 40.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit

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