Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 932 · 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 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
2. 2.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) mocking a speaker (d) shouting others down
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) speaking clearly
5. 5.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) summing up at the end (c) mocking a speaker (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) repeating one point (b) mocking a speaker (c) giving facts or examples (d) shouting others down
9. 9.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) walk out (b) give up (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) summing up at the end (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
11. 11.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
12. 12.🗣️ 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
13. 13.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
14. 14.🗣️ 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) summing up (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) going off-topic (b) arguing personally (c) mocking a speaker (d) staying on the topic
16. 16.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) disagreeing politely (c) staying on the topic (d) keeping points brief
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) silent the whole time (b) pointing fingers (c) speaking non-stop (d) listening to all
18. 18.True or false: “Meera, you were about to say something?” is inviting others in. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) short and to the point (c) five minutes or more (d) as long as needed
20. 20.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
21. 21.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) going off-topic (c) giving facts or examples (d) speaking clearly
22. 22.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) staying on the topic (c) silent the whole time (d) shouting others down
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) summing up at the end (c) listening to all (d) disagreeing politely
25. 25.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) giving facts or examples (b) disagreeing politely (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking clearly
27. 27.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) pointing fingers (b) giving facts or examples (c) disagreeing politely (d) listening to all
28. 28.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) repeating one point (d) staying on the topic
29. 29.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
31. 31.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) make up facts (b) change the topic (c) stay silent fully (d) listen, then add a point
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) arguing personally (c) pointing fingers (d) shouting others down
35. 35.🗣️ 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) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) agreeing and adding
39. 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
40. 40.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” (a) summing up (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) inviting others in

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students