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