Interview Skills Worksheet: Group Discussion

Interview skills lesson 23: Group interviews and GD basics · Set 962 · 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) pointing fingers (c) mocking a speaker (d) bringing in quiet ones
2. 2.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) shout back (b) walk out (c) give up (d) calmly finish your point
3. 3.🗣️ 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) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) speaking clearly (d) shouting others down
5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: repeating one point? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
6. 6.🗣️ Nobody starts the GD. What is a good way to begin? (a) leave the room (b) wait in silence (c) tell a joke about it (d) define the topic
7. 7.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) disagreeing politely (d) starting the discussion
8. 8.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) summing up at the end (b) staying on the topic (c) shouting others down (d) giving facts or examples
9. 9.True or false: “I respect that view, but the numbers suggest otherwise.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) inviting others in (b) disagreeing politely (c) starting the discussion (d) summing up
11. 11.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) giving facts or examples (b) repeating one point (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) keeping points brief
12. 12.🗣️ How long should each of your turns in a GD be? (a) one word (b) five minutes or more (c) as long as needed (d) short and to the point
13. 13.🗣️ 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) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
14. 14.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: disagreeing politely? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) staying on the topic (b) shouting others down (c) repeating one point (d) silent the whole time
16. 16.True or false: “That is fair, though I am not sure it works in villages.” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a good group discussion habit? (a) mocking a speaker (b) giving facts or examples (c) going off-topic (d) shouting others down
18. 18.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “I see it a little differently, because…” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) inviting others in (d) disagreeing politely
19. 19.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
20. 20.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is starting the discussion. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🗣️ 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) speaking non-stop (c) shouting others down (d) silent the whole time
23. 23.True or false: “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” is agreeing and adding. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) bringing in quiet ones (b) speaking non-stop (c) keeping points brief (d) speaking clearly
25. 25.True or false: “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” is disagreeing politely. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
27. 27.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) starting the discussion (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) disagreeing politely
28. 28.🗣️ In a group interview, how should you treat other candidates? (a) as enemies (b) with jokes about them (c) by ignoring them (d) with respect
29. 29.True or false: “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” is summing up. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping points brief (b) silent the whole time (c) pointing fingers (d) speaking non-stop
32. 32.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is disagreeing politely. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking clearly (b) staying on the topic (c) mocking a speaker (d) giving facts or examples
34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
35. 35.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) listen, then add a point (b) make up facts (c) stay silent fully (d) change the topic
36. 36.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Meera, you were about to say something?” (a) agreeing and adding (b) disagreeing politely (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pointing fingers (b) speaking non-stop (c) repeating one point (d) disagreeing politely
38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: mocking a speaker? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) summing up at the end (d) repeating one point
40. 40.True or false: “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” is summing up. (a) True (b) False

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