Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 782 · 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) silent the whole time (b) shouting others down (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
2. 2.🗣️ 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
3. 3.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) silent the whole time (c) speaking clearly (d) repeating one point
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: pointing fingers? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
7. 7.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) five minutes or more (b) as long as needed (c) one word (d) short and to the point
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) summing up at the end (c) speaking clearly (d) mocking a speaker
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) shouting others down (c) listening to all (d) silent the whole time
10. 10.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) mocking a speaker (c) going off-topic (d) speaking non-stop
12. 12.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: staying on the topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking clearly (c) going off-topic (d) pointing fingers
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) starting the discussion
15. 15.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) agreeing and adding
17. 17.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking clearly (b) listening to all (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
18. 18.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) going off-topic (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
20. 20.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) repeating one point (c) mocking a speaker (d) disagreeing politely
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
22. 22.🗣️ 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
23. 23.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) starting the discussion (d) inviting others in
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.True or false: “I see it a little differently, because…” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
29. 29.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) speaking non-stop (c) giving facts or examples (d) arguing personally
31. 31.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who shouts loudest (c) how you work with others (d) who speaks most
32. 32.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
34. 34.True or false: “Would anyone like to add to that?” is inviting others in. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) silent the whole time (c) shouting others down (d) mocking a speaker
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: arguing personally? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arguing personally (b) shouting others down (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) disagreeing politely (c) speaking non-stop (d) speaking clearly

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