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 is the odd one out? (a) checking the route (b) practising answers aloud (c) a mock interview (d) no copies of marksheets
- 2.Which of these proves who you are? (a) the slot confirmation (b) an Aadhaar card copy (c) a college transcript (d) Class 10 marksheet
- 3.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) knowing your résumé (b) noting questions to ask (c) reading about the place (d) no copies of marksheets
- 4.🌙 The night before an interview, it is best to… (a) play games late (b) start preparing (c) stay up all night (d) sleep on time
- 5.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: an Aadhaar card copy? (a) confirms your slot (b) proves who you are (c) shows your work (d) proves your marks
- 6.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: reading about the place? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 7.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: a mock interview? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) preparing documents (b) practising answers aloud (c) checking the route (d) staying up all night
- 9.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: the call letter? (a) shows your work (b) proves who you are (c) confirms your slot (d) proves your marks
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it to the day (b) preparing documents (c) practising answers aloud (d) reading about the place
- 11.Which of these proves your marks? (a) a school ID card (b) a college transcript (c) the invitation email (d) an Aadhaar card copy
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the route (b) practising answers aloud (c) sleeping well (d) guessing the time
- 13.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: activity certificates? (a) shows your work (b) proves who you are (c) proves your marks (d) confirms your slot
- 14.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) not reading your résumé (b) knowing your résumé (c) checking the route (d) reading about the place
- 15.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) knowing your résumé (b) reading about the place (c) not knowing the address (d) a mock interview
- 16.🧁 Before an interview at a bakery, what should you find out? (a) its rivals’ secrets (b) nothing at all (c) the owner’s address (d) what it makes and sells
- 17.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) guessing the time (b) not reading your résumé (c) not knowing the address (d) sleeping well
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) losing the call letter (b) staying up all night (c) leaving it to the day (d) sleeping well
- 19.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: checking the route? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 20.True or false: “not reading your résumé” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “preparing documents” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔎 What is the best way to research a college before an interview? (a) its website, prospectus (b) rumours from friends (c) guessing (d) nothing at all
- 23.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) checking the route (b) leaving it to the day (c) a mock interview (d) knowing your résumé
- 24.📁 Where should you keep your documents? (a) in your pocket (b) loose in your bag (c) at home (d) in one neat folder
- 25.Which of these shows your work? (a) a college transcript (b) a school ID card (c) a passport copy (d) a portfolio
- 26.True or false: “guessing the time” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 27.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a portfolio? (a) confirms your slot (b) proves your marks (c) proves who you are (d) shows your work
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the route (b) practising answers aloud (c) reading about the place (d) losing the call letter
- 29.🎭 What is a mock interview? (a) a practice interview (b) a written test (c) a joke interview (d) a fake job offer
- 30.📄 How many copies of your résumé should you carry? (a) none (b) two or three (c) exactly fifty (d) only on your phone
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading about the place (b) checking the route (c) practising answers aloud (d) not reading your résumé
- 32.🗺️ When should you check the route to the venue? (a) on the way there (b) never (c) after you are late (d) a day or more before
- 33.True or false: “a mock interview” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: noting questions to ask? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 35.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) a school ID card (b) activity certificates (c) a portfolio (d) the call letter
- 36.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) checking the route (b) losing the call letter (c) leaving it to the day (d) zero research
- 37.True or false: “reading about the place” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 38.Which of these shows your work? (a) Class 12 marksheet (b) activity certificates (c) a passport copy (d) the invitation email
- 39.True or false: “zero research” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) the invitation email (b) a college transcript (c) activity certificates (d) a passport copy
Answer key
- no copies of marksheets
- an Aadhaar card copy
- no copies of marksheets
- sleep on time
- proves who you are
- good preparation
- good preparation
- staying up all night
- confirms your slot
- leaving it to the day
- a college transcript
- guessing the time
- shows your work
- not reading your résumé
- not knowing the address
- what it makes and sells
- sleeping well
- sleeping well
- good preparation
- True
- False
- its website, prospectus
- leaving it to the day
- in one neat folder
- a portfolio
- True
- shows your work
- losing the call letter
- a practice interview
- two or three
- not reading your résumé
- a day or more before
- True
- good preparation
- the call letter
- checking the route
- True
- activity certificates
- False
- the invitation email
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