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.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: preparing documents? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 2.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a passport copy? (a) shows your work (b) proves your marks (c) proves who you are (d) confirms your slot
- 3.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: practising answers aloud? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 4.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) a passport copy (b) a project file (c) a portfolio (d) the call letter
- 5.True or false: “practising answers aloud” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: no copies of marksheets? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 7.Which of these shows your work? (a) Class 12 marksheet (b) a school ID card (c) a passport copy (d) a project file
- 8.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: leaving it to the day? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) preparing documents (b) zero research (c) no copies of marksheets (d) leaving it to the day
- 10.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: losing the call letter? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 11.True or false: “a mock interview” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 12.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) guessing the time (b) not knowing the address (c) not reading your résumé (d) reading about the place
- 13.🗺️ When should you check the route to the venue? (a) on the way there (b) a day or more before (c) never (d) after you are late
- 14.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: the call letter? (a) proves your marks (b) proves who you are (c) shows your work (d) confirms your slot
- 15.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a portfolio? (a) proves who you are (b) confirms your slot (c) shows your work (d) proves your marks
- 16.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: the invitation email? (a) confirms your slot (b) shows your work (c) proves your marks (d) proves who you are
- 17.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) losing the call letter (b) preparing documents (c) no copies of marksheets (d) not reading your résumé
- 18.Which of these proves who you are? (a) a college transcript (b) the invitation email (c) an Aadhaar card copy (d) a project file
- 19.True or false: “no copies of marksheets” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the route (b) staying up all night (c) practising answers aloud (d) reading about the place
- 21.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: reading about the place? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 22.Which of these shows your work? (a) the invitation email (b) activity certificates (c) a school ID card (d) Class 10 marksheet
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying up all night (b) no copies of marksheets (c) leaving it to the day (d) practising answers aloud
- 24.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) leaving it to the day (b) preparing documents (c) practising answers aloud (d) knowing your résumé
- 25.True or false: “zero research” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) reading about the place (b) practising answers aloud (c) not reading your résumé (d) noting questions to ask
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying up all night (b) no copies of marksheets (c) not knowing the address (d) reading about the place
- 28.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) not knowing the address (b) practising answers aloud (c) sleeping well (d) preparing documents
- 29.🌙 The night before an interview, it is best to… (a) stay up all night (b) play games late (c) start preparing (d) sleep on time
- 30.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: knowing your résumé? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 31.True or false: “preparing documents” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 32.📄 How many copies of your résumé should you carry? (a) exactly fifty (b) two or three (c) none (d) only on your phone
- 33.True or false: “leaving it to the day” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: staying up all night? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 35.📁 Where should you keep your documents? (a) at home (b) loose in your bag (c) in your pocket (d) in one neat folder
- 36.🔎 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
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) losing the call letter (b) knowing your résumé (c) not reading your résumé (d) guessing the time
- 38.True or false: “guessing the time” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 39.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) zero research (b) no copies of marksheets (c) not knowing the address (d) checking the route
- 40.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a college transcript? (a) proves who you are (b) confirms your slot (c) proves your marks (d) shows your work
Answer key
- good preparation
- proves who you are
- good preparation
- the call letter
- False
- poor preparation
- a project file
- poor preparation
- preparing documents
- poor preparation
- True
- reading about the place
- a day or more before
- confirms your slot
- shows your work
- confirms your slot
- preparing documents
- an Aadhaar card copy
- False
- staying up all night
- good preparation
- activity certificates
- practising answers aloud
- leaving it to the day
- False
- not reading your résumé
- reading about the place
- not knowing the address
- sleep on time
- good preparation
- False
- two or three
- True
- poor preparation
- in one neat folder
- its website, prospectus
- knowing your résumé
- True
- checking the route
- proves your marks
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