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