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