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