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) knowing your résumé (b) losing the call letter (c) not reading your résumé (d) zero research
- 2.True or false: “a mock interview” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: not knowing the address? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 4.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: reading about the place? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 5.Which of these shows your work? (a) a portfolio (b) a school ID card (c) Class 12 marksheet (d) the slot confirmation
- 6.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) not reading your résumé (b) noting questions to ask (c) not knowing the address (d) losing the call letter
- 7.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: losing the call letter? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 8.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: activity certificates? (a) confirms your slot (b) shows your work (c) proves your marks (d) proves who you are
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the route (b) reading about the place (c) zero research (d) a mock interview
- 10.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) not knowing the address (b) guessing the time (c) checking the route (d) zero research
- 11.True or false: “knowing your résumé” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleeping well (b) a mock interview (c) no copies of marksheets (d) noting questions to ask
- 13.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: no copies of marksheets? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 14.🗺️ When should you check the route to the venue? (a) a day or more before (b) never (c) on the way there (d) after you are late
- 15.🔎 What is the best way to research a college before an interview? (a) rumours from friends (b) its website, prospectus (c) guessing (d) nothing at all
- 16.True or false: “staying up all night” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: “guessing the time” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: noting questions to ask? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 19.Which of these proves your marks? (a) activity certificates (b) a portfolio (c) an Aadhaar card copy (d) Class 10 marksheet
- 20.🌙 The night before an interview, it is best to… (a) sleep on time (b) play games late (c) start preparing (d) stay up all night
- 21.True or false: “a mock interview” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these proves your marks? (a) the invitation email (b) the slot confirmation (c) a passport copy (d) a college transcript
- 23.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) sleeping well (b) zero research (c) no copies of marksheets (d) not knowing the address
- 24.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) the slot confirmation (b) Class 10 marksheet (c) a passport copy (d) a school ID card
- 25.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: the call letter? (a) proves who you are (b) shows your work (c) confirms your slot (d) proves your marks
- 26.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: sleeping well? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the route (b) a mock interview (c) reading about the place (d) not knowing the address
- 28.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) preparing documents (b) leaving it to the day (c) a mock interview (d) practising answers aloud
- 29.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) no copies of marksheets (b) staying up all night (c) leaving it to the day (d) a mock interview
- 30.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: not reading your résumé? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 31.Which of these proves who you are? (a) the invitation email (b) a project file (c) a school ID card (d) a portfolio
- 32.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: checking the route? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 33.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: the invitation email? (a) proves who you are (b) confirms your slot (c) proves your marks (d) shows your work
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing the time (b) knowing your résumé (c) sleeping well (d) a mock interview
- 35.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: a mock interview? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 36.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) zero research (b) not knowing the address (c) leaving it to the day (d) preparing documents
- 37.Which of these proves your marks? (a) Class 12 marksheet (b) the slot confirmation (c) a school ID card (d) a portfolio
- 38.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) staying up all night (b) no copies of marksheets (c) not knowing the address (d) reading about the place
- 39.True or false: “no copies of marksheets” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 40.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a college transcript? (a) proves who you are (b) proves your marks (c) confirms your slot (d) shows your work
Answer key
- knowing your résumé
- True
- poor preparation
- good preparation
- a portfolio
- noting questions to ask
- poor preparation
- shows your work
- zero research
- checking the route
- False
- no copies of marksheets
- poor preparation
- a day or more before
- its website, prospectus
- True
- True
- good preparation
- Class 10 marksheet
- sleep on time
- False
- a college transcript
- sleeping well
- the slot confirmation
- confirms your slot
- good preparation
- not knowing the address
- leaving it to the day
- a mock interview
- poor preparation
- a school ID card
- good preparation
- confirms your slot
- guessing the time
- good preparation
- preparing documents
- Class 12 marksheet
- reading about the place
- False
- proves your marks
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