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Interview Skills Worksheet: Preparing for an Interview

Interview skills lesson 10: Preparing for an interview · Set 600 · 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.True or false: “staying up all night” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: checking the route? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  3. 3.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) losing the call letter (b) leaving it to the day (c) not knowing the address (d) checking the route
  4. 4.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: losing the call letter? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  5. 5.🧁 Before an interview at a bakery, what should you find out? (a) what it makes and sells (b) its rivals’ secrets (c) nothing at all (d) the owner’s address
  6. 6.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) reading about the place (b) no copies of marksheets (c) zero research (d) guessing the time
  7. 7.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: reading about the place? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  8. 8.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: the invitation email? (a) shows your work (b) confirms your slot (c) proves your marks (d) proves who you are
  9. 9.True or false: “guessing the time” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) no copies of marksheets (b) not knowing the address (c) losing the call letter (d) practising answers aloud
  11. 11.True or false: “leaving it to the day” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “staying up all night” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: activity certificates? (a) confirms your slot (b) proves who you are (c) shows your work (d) proves your marks
  14. 14.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) no copies of marksheets (b) leaving it to the day (c) guessing the time (d) knowing your résumé
  15. 15.Which of these proves who you are? (a) a college transcript (b) activity certificates (c) a portfolio (d) a passport copy
  16. 16.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) losing the call letter (b) staying up all night (c) a mock interview (d) guessing the time
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your résumé (b) practising answers aloud (c) no copies of marksheets (d) checking the route
  18. 18.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) practising answers aloud (b) knowing your résumé (c) reading about the place (d) leaving it to the day
  19. 19.True or false: “zero research” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) checking the route (b) reading about the place (c) noting questions to ask (d) zero research
  21. 21.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) a portfolio (b) the invitation email (c) a school ID card (d) a college transcript
  22. 22.Which of these shows your work? (a) a passport copy (b) a portfolio (c) the invitation email (d) a school ID card
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not reading your résumé (b) reading about the place (c) staying up all night (d) not knowing the address
  24. 24.Which of these proves your marks? (a) a passport copy (b) the call letter (c) a project file (d) Class 10 marksheet
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising answers aloud (b) knowing your résumé (c) noting questions to ask (d) not knowing the address
  26. 26.True or false: “guessing the time” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising answers aloud (b) leaving it to the day (c) preparing documents (d) checking the route
  28. 28.📁 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
  29. 29.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: guessing the time? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  30. 30.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: zero research? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  31. 31.True or false: “not knowing the address” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “a mock interview” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.📄 How many copies of your résumé should you carry? (a) only on your phone (b) exactly fifty (c) two or three (d) none
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your résumé (b) losing the call letter (c) guessing the time (d) not reading your résumé
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleeping well (b) checking the route (c) noting questions to ask (d) staying up all night
  36. 36.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a school ID card? (a) proves who you are (b) confirms your slot (c) proves your marks (d) shows your work
  37. 37.🔎 What is the best way to research a college before an interview? (a) rumours from friends (b) its website, prospectus (c) nothing at all (d) guessing
  38. 38.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: a mock interview? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  39. 39.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: Class 10 marksheet? (a) proves who you are (b) shows your work (c) proves your marks (d) confirms your slot
  40. 40.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a passport copy? (a) proves your marks (b) proves who you are (c) confirms your slot (d) shows your work

Answer key

  1. True
  2. good preparation
  3. checking the route
  4. poor preparation
  5. what it makes and sells
  6. reading about the place
  7. good preparation
  8. confirms your slot
  9. False
  10. practising answers aloud
  11. False
  12. False
  13. shows your work
  14. knowing your résumé
  15. a passport copy
  16. a mock interview
  17. no copies of marksheets
  18. leaving it to the day
  19. False
  20. zero research
  21. the invitation email
  22. a portfolio
  23. reading about the place
  24. Class 10 marksheet
  25. not knowing the address
  26. True
  27. leaving it to the day
  28. shows your work
  29. poor preparation
  30. poor preparation
  31. True
  32. True
  33. two or three
  34. knowing your résumé
  35. staying up all night
  36. proves who you are
  37. its website, prospectus
  38. good preparation
  39. proves your marks
  40. proves who you are

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