Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 697 · 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) walk out (d) shout back
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking clearly (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
3. 3.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) speaking non-stop (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) staying on the topic
5. 5.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) stay silent fully (c) make up facts (d) change the topic
8. 8.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) by ignoring them (c) with respect (d) with jokes about them
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) pointing fingers (c) arguing personally (d) summing up at the end
10. 10.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) giving facts or examples (c) mocking a speaker (d) arguing personally
11. 11.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) define the topic (b) wait in silence (c) leave the room (d) tell a joke about it
14. 14.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) pointing fingers (d) mocking a speaker
15. 15.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) staying on the topic
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) disagreeing politely
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) staying on the topic (c) speaking non-stop (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) silent the whole time (c) keeping points brief (d) staying on the topic
22. 22.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
24. 24.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
27. 27.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🗣️ 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
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
30. 30.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) arguing personally (c) going off-topic (d) repeating one point
32. 32.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) keeping points brief (c) shouting others down (d) pointing fingers
34. 34.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
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) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is starting the discussion. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) agreeing and adding (b) inviting others in (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely

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