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