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Interview Skills Worksheet: Preparing for an Interview

Interview skills lesson 10: Preparing for an interview · Set 353 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🔎 What is the best way to research a college before an interview? (a) nothing at all (b) guessing (c) rumours from friends (d) its website, prospectus
  2. 2.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: noting questions to ask? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  3. 3.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: guessing the time? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  4. 4.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a passport copy? (a) proves your marks (b) proves who you are (c) shows your work (d) confirms your slot
  5. 5.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) guessing the time (b) knowing your résumé (c) checking the route (d) practising answers aloud
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mock interview (b) leaving it to the day (c) losing the call letter (d) guessing the time
  7. 7.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) preparing documents (b) not reading your résumé (c) a mock interview (d) reading about the place
  8. 8.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: Class 10 marksheet? (a) confirms your slot (b) shows your work (c) proves who you are (d) proves your marks
  9. 9.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) an Aadhaar card copy (b) the slot confirmation (c) Class 10 marksheet (d) activity certificates
  10. 10.True or false: “leaving it to the day” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.📄 How many copies of your résumé should you carry? (a) two or three (b) exactly fifty (c) only on your phone (d) none
  12. 12.True or false: “checking the route” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: practising answers aloud? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) losing the call letter (b) not knowing the address (c) staying up all night (d) practising answers aloud
  15. 15.True or false: “a mock interview” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleeping well (b) practising answers aloud (c) a mock interview (d) leaving it to the day
  17. 17.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) a project file (b) Class 12 marksheet (c) the call letter (d) Class 10 marksheet
  18. 18.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: staying up all night? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) preparing documents (b) noting questions to ask (c) checking the route (d) no copies of marksheets
  20. 20.📁 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
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing the time (b) zero research (c) losing the call letter (d) reading about the place
  22. 22.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: activity certificates? (a) proves who you are (b) confirms your slot (c) proves your marks (d) shows your work
  23. 23.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a project file? (a) proves who you are (b) confirms your slot (c) proves your marks (d) shows your work
  24. 24.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) not knowing the address (b) guessing the time (c) not reading your résumé (d) practising answers aloud
  25. 25.🎭 What is a mock interview? (a) a fake job offer (b) a written test (c) a practice interview (d) a joke interview
  26. 26.True or false: “noting questions to ask” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “preparing documents” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “preparing documents” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: the slot confirmation? (a) proves who you are (b) proves your marks (c) shows your work (d) confirms your slot
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your résumé (b) not knowing the address (c) staying up all night (d) leaving it to the day
  31. 31.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: knowing your résumé? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  32. 32.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) staying up all night (b) knowing your résumé (c) leaving it to the day (d) no copies of marksheets
  33. 33.True or false: “no copies of marksheets” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these proves who you are? (a) a portfolio (b) a passport copy (c) the invitation email (d) Class 10 marksheet
  35. 35.📁 Where should you keep your documents? (a) loose in your bag (b) in your pocket (c) in one neat folder (d) at home
  36. 36.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) guessing the time (b) a mock interview (c) not knowing the address (d) zero research
  37. 37.Which of these shows your work? (a) a project file (b) a passport copy (c) the call letter (d) a school ID card
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your résumé (b) reading about the place (c) staying up all night (d) sleeping well
  39. 39.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) staying up all night (b) reading about the place (c) zero research (d) losing the call letter
  40. 40.🌙 The night before an interview, it is best to… (a) stay up all night (b) start preparing (c) play games late (d) sleep on time

Answer key

  1. its website, prospectus
  2. good preparation
  3. poor preparation
  4. proves who you are
  5. guessing the time
  6. a mock interview
  7. not reading your résumé
  8. proves your marks
  9. the slot confirmation
  10. False
  11. two or three
  12. False
  13. good preparation
  14. practising answers aloud
  15. False
  16. leaving it to the day
  17. the call letter
  18. poor preparation
  19. no copies of marksheets
  20. shows your work
  21. reading about the place
  22. shows your work
  23. shows your work
  24. practising answers aloud
  25. a practice interview
  26. True
  27. True
  28. False
  29. confirms your slot
  30. knowing your résumé
  31. good preparation
  32. knowing your résumé
  33. True
  34. a passport copy
  35. in one neat folder
  36. a mock interview
  37. a project file
  38. staying up all night
  39. reading about the place
  40. sleep on time

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