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