Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 693 · 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 interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with respect (c) with jokes about them (d) by ignoring them
2. 2.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who shouts loudest (b) who sits nearest (c) who speaks most (d) how you work with others
5. 5.🗣️ 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
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) shouting others down
8. 8.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) calmly finish your point (c) shout back (d) give up
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) pointing fingers
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) staying on the topic (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) silent the whole time
14. 14.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
16. 16.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
18. 18.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
19. 19.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) silent the whole time (d) bringing in quiet ones
21. 21.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) repeating one point
23. 23.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) speaking non-stop (c) listening to all (d) giving facts or examples
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
29. 29.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
31. 31.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) listen, then add a point (c) make up facts (d) stay silent fully
32. 32.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) arguing personally (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
34. 34.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) repeating one point (c) speaking non-stop (d) disagreeing politely
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) disagreeing politely (c) giving facts or examples (d) going off-topic
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) summing up at the end (b) speaking clearly (c) speaking non-stop (d) giving facts or examples
39. 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) inviting others in (b) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) summing up at the end (d) pointing fingers

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