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 good interview preparation? (a) staying up all night (b) reading about the place (c) no copies of marksheets (d) leaving it to the day
- 2.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) practising answers aloud (b) not knowing the address (c) a mock interview (d) checking the route
- 3.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) checking the route (b) guessing the time (c) not knowing the address (d) zero research
- 4.True or false: “not knowing the address” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: “preparing documents” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these shows your work? (a) Class 12 marksheet (b) an Aadhaar card copy (c) a portfolio (d) Class 10 marksheet
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it to the day (b) no copies of marksheets (c) preparing documents (d) losing the call letter
- 8.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: a mock interview? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 9.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a passport copy? (a) proves who you are (b) shows your work (c) proves your marks (d) confirms your slot
- 10.True or false: “staying up all night” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: no copies of marksheets? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) preparing documents (b) losing the call letter (c) checking the route (d) practising answers aloud
- 13.True or false: “not reading your résumé” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these proves your marks? (a) Class 10 marksheet (b) a project file (c) a passport copy (d) a portfolio
- 15.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) noting questions to ask (b) knowing your résumé (c) zero research (d) a mock interview
- 16.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) Class 10 marksheet (b) a school ID card (c) the call letter (d) a portfolio
- 17.True or false: “losing the call letter” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🎭 What is a mock interview? (a) a written test (b) a fake job offer (c) a joke interview (d) a practice interview
- 19.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) not reading your résumé (b) zero research (c) guessing the time (d) knowing your résumé
- 20.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) no copies of marksheets (b) a mock interview (c) staying up all night (d) not knowing the address
- 21.📁 Where should you keep your documents? (a) loose in your bag (b) in one neat folder (c) in your pocket (d) at home
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your résumé (b) not knowing the address (c) noting questions to ask (d) a mock interview
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not knowing the address (b) not reading your résumé (c) checking the route (d) zero research
- 24.📄 How many copies of your résumé should you carry? (a) none (b) exactly fifty (c) two or three (d) only on your phone
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it to the day (b) sleeping well (c) reading about the place (d) a mock interview
- 26.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: activity certificates? (a) shows your work (b) proves who you are (c) proves your marks (d) confirms your slot
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not reading your résumé (b) reading about the place (c) guessing the time (d) leaving it to the day
- 28.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: the slot confirmation? (a) shows your work (b) confirms your slot (c) proves your marks (d) proves who you are
- 29.🌙 The night before an interview, it is best to… (a) stay up all night (b) sleep on time (c) start preparing (d) play games late
- 30.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: not knowing the address? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 31.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: reading about the place? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 32.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: noting questions to ask? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 33.Which of these proves your marks? (a) a school ID card (b) a college transcript (c) a passport copy (d) an Aadhaar card copy
- 34.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a college transcript? (a) shows your work (b) confirms your slot (c) proves who you are (d) proves your marks
- 35.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: leaving it to the day? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 36.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: staying up all night? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 37.True or false: “no copies of marksheets” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: zero research? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 39.🔎 What is the best way to research a college before an interview? (a) its website, prospectus (b) guessing (c) nothing at all (d) rumours from friends
- 40.🗺️ When should you check the route to the venue? (a) never (b) a day or more before (c) after you are late (d) on the way there
Answer key
- reading about the place
- not knowing the address
- checking the route
- True
- True
- a portfolio
- preparing documents
- good preparation
- proves who you are
- True
- poor preparation
- losing the call letter
- False
- Class 10 marksheet
- zero research
- the call letter
- False
- a practice interview
- knowing your résumé
- a mock interview
- in one neat folder
- not knowing the address
- checking the route
- two or three
- leaving it to the day
- shows your work
- reading about the place
- confirms your slot
- sleep on time
- poor preparation
- good preparation
- good preparation
- a college transcript
- proves your marks
- poor preparation
- poor preparation
- True
- poor preparation
- its website, prospectus
- a day or more before
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