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Interview Skills Worksheet: Preparing for an Interview

Interview skills lesson 10: Preparing for an interview · Set 638 · 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.Which of these shows your work? (a) a college transcript (b) activity certificates (c) the slot confirmation (d) a passport copy
  2. 2.True or false: “sleeping well” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  3. 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. 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. 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. 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. 7.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) activity certificates (b) a portfolio (c) the invitation email (d) an Aadhaar card copy
  8. 8.True or false: “staying up all night” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  9. 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. 10.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: a mock interview? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  11. 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. 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. 13.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: losing the call letter? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  14. 14.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: knowing your résumé? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  15. 15.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: not reading your résumé? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  16. 16.Which of these proves your marks? (a) a college transcript (b) activity certificates (c) a passport copy (d) the invitation email
  17. 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. 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. 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. 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. 21.🎭 What is a mock interview? (a) a joke interview (b) a fake job offer (c) a written test (d) a practice interview
  22. 22.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) sleeping well (b) practising answers aloud (c) zero research (d) preparing documents
  23. 23.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: leaving it to the day? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  24. 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. 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. 26.True or false: “reading about the place” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: guessing the time? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  28. 28.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: checking the route? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  29. 29.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: not knowing the address? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing the time (b) preparing documents (c) a mock interview (d) reading about the place
  31. 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. 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. 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. 34.Which of these shows your work? (a) Class 12 marksheet (b) an Aadhaar card copy (c) Class 10 marksheet (d) a portfolio
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) zero research (b) preparing documents (c) reading about the place (d) a mock interview
  36. 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. 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. 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. 39.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: noting questions to ask? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  40. 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

  1. activity certificates
  2. False
  3. the call letter
  4. knowing your résumé
  5. guessing the time
  6. confirms your slot
  7. the invitation email
  8. True
  9. practising answers aloud
  10. good preparation
  11. preparing documents
  12. knowing your résumé
  13. poor preparation
  14. good preparation
  15. poor preparation
  16. a college transcript
  17. checking the route
  18. staying up all night
  19. two or three
  20. sleeping well
  21. a practice interview
  22. zero research
  23. poor preparation
  24. losing the call letter
  25. confirms your slot
  26. False
  27. poor preparation
  28. good preparation
  29. poor preparation
  30. guessing the time
  31. reading about the place
  32. losing the call letter
  33. shows your work
  34. a portfolio
  35. zero research
  36. not knowing the address
  37. its website, prospectus
  38. a mock interview
  39. good preparation
  40. in one neat folder

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