Interview Skills Worksheet: Preparing for an Interview
Tip (Know, practise, pack): Research the place: its website, prospectus, courses or products, recent news. Know your own résumé well. Folder: photo ID (proves who you are), marksheets (prove your marks), project file or certificates (show your work), call letter or invitation email (confirms your slot), 2–3 résumé copies. Practise aloud in a mock interview, check the route a day or more before, and sleep on time.
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- 1.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) activity certificates (b) a project file (c) the slot confirmation (d) a school ID card
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it to the day (b) losing the call letter (c) knowing your résumé (d) zero research
- 3.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: preparing documents? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 4.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) zero research (b) knowing your résumé (c) practising answers aloud (d) a mock interview
- 5.True or false: “zero research” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading about the place (b) checking the route (c) leaving it to the day (d) sleeping well
- 7.🧁 Before an interview at a bakery, what should you find out? (a) what it makes and sells (b) its rivals’ secrets (c) the owner’s address (d) nothing at all
- 8.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) not knowing the address (b) losing the call letter (c) staying up all night (d) reading about the place
- 9.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: activity certificates? (a) confirms your slot (b) shows your work (c) proves who you are (d) proves your marks
- 10.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) sleeping well (b) staying up all night (c) reading about the place (d) checking the route
- 11.Which of these proves who you are? (a) an Aadhaar card copy (b) the slot confirmation (c) the call letter (d) activity certificates
- 12.True or false: “not knowing the address” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these proves who you are? (a) a school ID card (b) the call letter (c) the slot confirmation (d) a portfolio
- 14.🎭 What is a mock interview? (a) a joke interview (b) a fake job offer (c) a practice interview (d) a written test
- 15.True or false: “a mock interview” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔎 What is the best way to research a college before an interview? (a) guessing (b) nothing at all (c) rumours from friends (d) its website, prospectus
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) preparing documents (b) knowing your résumé (c) zero research (d) checking the route
- 18.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) sleeping well (b) preparing documents (c) practising answers aloud (d) not knowing the address
- 19.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a college transcript? (a) proves your marks (b) confirms your slot (c) proves who you are (d) shows your work
- 20.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: checking the route? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 21.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a school ID card? (a) proves who you are (b) shows your work (c) proves your marks (d) confirms your slot
- 22.🗺️ When should you check the route to the venue? (a) after you are late (b) on the way there (c) never (d) a day or more before
- 23.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: Class 12 marksheet? (a) confirms your slot (b) proves who you are (c) proves your marks (d) shows your work
- 24.Which of these proves your marks? (a) activity certificates (b) Class 10 marksheet (c) the call letter (d) a passport copy
- 25.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: not knowing the address? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing the time (b) staying up all night (c) not reading your résumé (d) a mock interview
- 27.📁 Where should you keep your documents? (a) at home (b) in your pocket (c) in one neat folder (d) loose in your bag
- 28.True or false: “losing the call letter” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 29.Which of these shows your work? (a) a college transcript (b) the call letter (c) the slot confirmation (d) a portfolio
- 30.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: leaving it to the day? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 31.True or false: “reading about the place” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) no copies of marksheets (b) a mock interview (c) not knowing the address (d) losing the call letter
- 33.🌙 The night before an interview, it is best to… (a) start preparing (b) sleep on time (c) stay up all night (d) play games late
- 34.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) no copies of marksheets (b) not reading your résumé (c) sleeping well (d) leaving it to the day
- 35.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: practising answers aloud? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 36.True or false: “no copies of marksheets” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting questions to ask (b) reading about the place (c) practising answers aloud (d) not reading your résumé
- 38.True or false: “sleeping well” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: “staying up all night” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: “not knowing the address” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- the slot confirmation
- knowing your résumé
- good preparation
- zero research
- False
- leaving it to the day
- what it makes and sells
- reading about the place
- shows your work
- staying up all night
- an Aadhaar card copy
- False
- a school ID card
- a practice interview
- False
- its website, prospectus
- zero research
- not knowing the address
- proves your marks
- good preparation
- proves who you are
- a day or more before
- proves your marks
- Class 10 marksheet
- poor preparation
- a mock interview
- in one neat folder
- False
- a portfolio
- poor preparation
- False
- a mock interview
- sleep on time
- sleeping well
- good preparation
- True
- not reading your résumé
- False
- True
- True
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