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