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