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