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Interview Skills Worksheet: Preparing for an Interview

Interview skills lesson 10: Preparing for an interview · Set 400 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no copies of marksheets (b) noting questions to ask (c) zero research (d) leaving it to the day
  2. 2.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: losing the call letter? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your résumé (b) a mock interview (c) zero research (d) reading about the place
  4. 4.True or false: “losing the call letter” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: sleeping well? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  6. 6.🔎 What is the best way to research a college before an interview? (a) nothing at all (b) its website, prospectus (c) rumours from friends (d) guessing
  7. 7.Which of these proves your marks? (a) Class 10 marksheet (b) activity certificates (c) a project file (d) a portfolio
  8. 8.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: noting questions to ask? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  9. 9.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: the invitation email? (a) proves who you are (b) proves your marks (c) confirms your slot (d) shows your work
  10. 10.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: not reading your résumé? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  11. 11.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) sleeping well (b) noting questions to ask (c) not knowing the address (d) preparing documents
  12. 12.True or false: “practising answers aloud” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: activity certificates? (a) shows your work (b) confirms your slot (c) proves your marks (d) proves who you are
  14. 14.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: leaving it to the day? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  15. 15.Which of these shows your work? (a) Class 10 marksheet (b) a college transcript (c) an Aadhaar card copy (d) activity certificates
  16. 16.True or false: “not reading your résumé” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.True or false: “preparing documents” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “practising answers aloud” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: the call letter? (a) confirms your slot (b) proves your marks (c) shows your work (d) proves who you are
  20. 20.True or false: “sleeping well” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying up all night (b) leaving it to the day (c) knowing your résumé (d) not reading your résumé
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the route (b) sleeping well (c) noting questions to ask (d) no copies of marksheets
  23. 23.Which of these proves who you are? (a) the slot confirmation (b) an Aadhaar card copy (c) Class 12 marksheet (d) a college transcript
  24. 24.📁 Where should you keep your documents? (a) in one neat folder (b) loose in your bag (c) in your pocket (d) at home
  25. 25.Which of these shows your work? (a) a portfolio (b) a college transcript (c) the invitation email (d) Class 10 marksheet
  26. 26.True or false: “checking the route” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these proves who you are? (a) a project file (b) Class 10 marksheet (c) a passport copy (d) the invitation email
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) losing the call letter (b) preparing documents (c) staying up all night (d) no copies of marksheets
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) losing the call letter (b) checking the route (c) leaving it to the day (d) not reading your résumé
  30. 30.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) practising answers aloud (b) zero research (c) not reading your résumé (d) no copies of marksheets
  31. 31.True or false: “noting questions to ask” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your résumé (b) reading about the place (c) practising answers aloud (d) not reading your résumé
  33. 33.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a portfolio? (a) confirms your slot (b) proves your marks (c) proves who you are (d) shows your work
  34. 34.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) guessing the time (b) noting questions to ask (c) practising answers aloud (d) preparing documents
  35. 35.🗺️ When should you check the route to the venue? (a) after you are late (b) never (c) a day or more before (d) on the way there
  36. 36.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) a passport copy (b) a portfolio (c) a school ID card (d) the invitation email
  37. 37.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) a mock interview (b) guessing the time (c) staying up all night (d) zero research
  38. 38.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) leaving it to the day (b) not reading your résumé (c) checking the route (d) no copies of marksheets
  39. 39.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: a mock interview? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  40. 40.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: an Aadhaar card copy? (a) proves your marks (b) shows your work (c) confirms your slot (d) proves who you are

Answer key

  1. noting questions to ask
  2. poor preparation
  3. zero research
  4. True
  5. good preparation
  6. its website, prospectus
  7. Class 10 marksheet
  8. good preparation
  9. confirms your slot
  10. poor preparation
  11. not knowing the address
  12. True
  13. shows your work
  14. poor preparation
  15. activity certificates
  16. False
  17. False
  18. False
  19. confirms your slot
  20. True
  21. knowing your résumé
  22. no copies of marksheets
  23. an Aadhaar card copy
  24. in one neat folder
  25. a portfolio
  26. False
  27. a passport copy
  28. preparing documents
  29. checking the route
  30. practising answers aloud
  31. False
  32. not reading your résumé
  33. shows your work
  34. guessing the time
  35. a day or more before
  36. the invitation email
  37. a mock interview
  38. checking the route
  39. good preparation
  40. proves who you are

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