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) sleeping well (b) leaving it to the day (c) practising answers aloud (d) checking the route
- 2.Which of these proves who you are? (a) Class 12 marksheet (b) the invitation email (c) a passport copy (d) Class 10 marksheet
- 3.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) noting questions to ask (b) reading about the place (c) leaving it to the day (d) checking the route
- 4.True or false: “checking the route” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 5.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) no copies of marksheets (b) zero research (c) checking the route (d) guessing the time
- 6.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) noting questions to ask (b) a mock interview (c) sleeping well (d) no copies of marksheets
- 7.🔎 What is the best way to research a college before an interview? (a) nothing at all (b) its website, prospectus (c) guessing (d) rumours from friends
- 8.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) activity certificates (b) a project file (c) a college transcript (d) the invitation email
- 9.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: Class 10 marksheet? (a) proves who you are (b) proves your marks (c) confirms your slot (d) shows your work
- 10.Which of these shows your work? (a) Class 10 marksheet (b) activity certificates (c) the slot confirmation (d) a school ID card
- 11.📁 Where should you keep your documents? (a) at home (b) in one neat folder (c) loose in your bag (d) in your pocket
- 12.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: the invitation email? (a) proves your marks (b) confirms your slot (c) proves who you are (d) shows your work
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not reading your résumé (b) preparing documents (c) noting questions to ask (d) reading about the place
- 14.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a school ID card? (a) proves who you are (b) shows your work (c) confirms your slot (d) proves your marks
- 15.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) noting questions to ask (b) zero research (c) preparing documents (d) reading about the place
- 16.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: a mock interview? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it to the day (b) losing the call letter (c) preparing documents (d) not knowing the address
- 18.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: noting questions to ask? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 19.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: leaving it to the day? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 20.True or false: “preparing documents” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “reading about the place” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) activity certificates (b) the slot confirmation (c) an Aadhaar card copy (d) a school ID card
- 23.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) zero research (b) noting questions to ask (c) no copies of marksheets (d) not reading your résumé
- 24.Which of these proves your marks? (a) a passport copy (b) Class 10 marksheet (c) an Aadhaar card copy (d) the slot confirmation
- 25.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: Class 12 marksheet? (a) confirms your slot (b) proves who you are (c) shows your work (d) proves your marks
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) zero research (b) checking the route (c) a mock interview (d) sleeping well
- 27.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a passport copy? (a) proves who you are (b) confirms your slot (c) shows your work (d) proves your marks
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the route (b) preparing documents (c) not knowing the address (d) noting questions to ask
- 29.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: practising answers aloud? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no copies of marksheets (b) reading about the place (c) noting questions to ask (d) practising answers aloud
- 31.True or false: “not knowing the address” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: “sleeping well” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “not reading your résumé” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 34.Which of these proves who you are? (a) Class 10 marksheet (b) the slot confirmation (c) a project file (d) an Aadhaar card copy
- 35.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: staying up all night? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 36.True or false: “noting questions to ask” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🎭 What is a mock interview? (a) a written test (b) a practice interview (c) a fake job offer (d) a joke interview
- 38.Which of these shows your work? (a) a portfolio (b) a passport copy (c) a college transcript (d) an Aadhaar card copy
- 39.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: losing the call letter? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 40.📄 How many copies of your résumé should you carry? (a) only on your phone (b) two or three (c) none (d) exactly fifty
Answer key
- leaving it to the day
- a passport copy
- leaving it to the day
- True
- checking the route
- no copies of marksheets
- its website, prospectus
- the invitation email
- proves your marks
- activity certificates
- in one neat folder
- confirms your slot
- not reading your résumé
- proves who you are
- zero research
- good preparation
- preparing documents
- good preparation
- poor preparation
- False
- False
- the slot confirmation
- noting questions to ask
- Class 10 marksheet
- proves your marks
- zero research
- proves who you are
- not knowing the address
- good preparation
- no copies of marksheets
- False
- True
- True
- an Aadhaar card copy
- poor preparation
- False
- a practice interview
- a portfolio
- poor preparation
- two or three
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