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