Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 946 · 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.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) summing up (d) agreeing and adding
2. 2.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) speaking non-stop (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) staying on the topic (d) listening to all
3. 3.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) shouting others down (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
4. 4.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: going off-topic? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listening to all (b) pointing fingers (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) agreeing and adding (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) silent the whole time (c) mocking a speaker (d) keeping points brief
9. 9.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) shouting others down (b) speaking non-stop (c) disagreeing politely (d) pointing fingers
10. 10.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: bringing in quiet ones? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
11. 11.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) how you work with others (c) who sits nearest (d) who shouts loudest
12. 12.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
14. 14.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
15. 15.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) tell a joke about it (c) wait in silence (d) define the topic
16. 16.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: silent the whole time? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
17. 17.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Would anyone like to add to that?” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
20. 20.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
22. 22.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
23. 23.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) silent the whole time (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) shouting others down (d) speaking non-stop
24. 24.True or false: “I agree with Tara, and I would add one example.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: listening to all? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) listening to all (c) arguing personally (d) giving facts or examples
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
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? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
32. 32.🗣️ 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
33. 33.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking non-stop (b) arguing personally (c) keeping points brief (d) pointing fingers
35. 35.True or false: “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking clearly? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
37. 37.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
38. 38.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “To sum up, we agree on safety but differ on cost.” (a) summing up (b) inviting others in (c) starting the discussion (d) disagreeing politely
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) repeating one point (b) summing up at the end (c) going off-topic (d) silent the whole time
40. 40.True or false: “In short, most of us feel the plan needs a trial first.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True

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