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 is poor interview preparation? (a) noting questions to ask (b) knowing your résumé (c) sleeping well (d) not reading your résumé
- 2.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a passport copy? (a) proves who you are (b) proves your marks (c) shows your work (d) confirms your slot
- 3.Which of these proves who you are? (a) a college transcript (b) Class 12 marksheet (c) an Aadhaar card copy (d) the call letter
- 4.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) reading about the place (b) guessing the time (c) checking the route (d) knowing your résumé
- 5.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) not reading your résumé (b) zero research (c) preparing documents (d) leaving it to the day
- 6.True or false: “staying up all night” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which of these shows your work? (a) the invitation email (b) an Aadhaar card copy (c) a portfolio (d) a passport copy
- 8.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: zero research? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 9.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: Class 12 marksheet? (a) shows your work (b) proves who you are (c) proves your marks (d) confirms your slot
- 10.🔎 What is the best way to research a college before an interview? (a) guessing (b) rumours from friends (c) its website, prospectus (d) nothing at all
- 11.True or false: “guessing the time” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 12.📄 How many copies of your résumé should you carry? (a) two or three (b) only on your phone (c) exactly fifty (d) none
- 13.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: not knowing the address? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 14.Which of these proves who you are? (a) a college transcript (b) a project file (c) a passport copy (d) the invitation email
- 15.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) checking the route (b) no copies of marksheets (c) not reading your résumé (d) losing the call letter
- 16.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) losing the call letter (b) zero research (c) leaving it to the day (d) reading about the place
- 17.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: noting questions to ask? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 18.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: the slot confirmation? (a) shows your work (b) proves your marks (c) proves who you are (d) confirms your slot
- 19.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a school ID card? (a) shows your work (b) confirms your slot (c) proves who you are (d) proves your marks
- 20.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: a mock interview? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 21.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: the invitation email? (a) proves who you are (b) proves your marks (c) confirms your slot (d) shows your work
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleeping well (b) staying up all night (c) not knowing the address (d) zero research
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noting questions to ask (b) guessing the time (c) a mock interview (d) knowing your résumé
- 24.True or false: “a mock interview” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not knowing the address (b) knowing your résumé (c) staying up all night (d) zero research
- 26.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: practising answers aloud? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 27.True or false: “leaving it to the day” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) an Aadhaar card copy (b) the slot confirmation (c) a college transcript (d) a passport copy
- 29.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) noting questions to ask (b) a mock interview (c) sleeping well (d) not knowing the address
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising answers aloud (b) no copies of marksheets (c) not knowing the address (d) leaving it to the day
- 31.🗺️ 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
- 32.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: staying up all night? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 33.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) knowing your résumé (b) not reading your résumé (c) losing the call letter (d) zero research
- 34.📁 Where should you keep your documents? (a) in your pocket (b) loose in your bag (c) at home (d) in one neat folder
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) losing the call letter (b) preparing documents (c) leaving it to the day (d) not knowing the address
- 36.True or false: “leaving it to the day” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) staying up all night (b) zero research (c) leaving it to the day (d) noting questions to ask
- 38.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: reading about the place? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your résumé (b) reading about the place (c) checking the route (d) zero research
- 40.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) a mock interview (b) no copies of marksheets (c) not knowing the address (d) not reading your résumé
Answer key
- not reading your résumé
- proves who you are
- an Aadhaar card copy
- guessing the time
- preparing documents
- True
- a portfolio
- poor preparation
- proves your marks
- its website, prospectus
- True
- two or three
- poor preparation
- a passport copy
- checking the route
- reading about the place
- good preparation
- confirms your slot
- proves who you are
- good preparation
- confirms your slot
- sleeping well
- guessing the time
- False
- knowing your résumé
- good preparation
- True
- the slot confirmation
- not knowing the address
- practising answers aloud
- a day or more before
- poor preparation
- knowing your résumé
- in one neat folder
- preparing documents
- False
- noting questions to ask
- good preparation
- zero research
- a mock interview
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