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) preparing documents (b) noting questions to ask (c) zero research (d) knowing your résumé
- 2.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) leaving it to the day (b) no copies of marksheets (c) guessing the time (d) noting questions to ask
- 3.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) checking the route (b) zero research (c) leaving it to the day (d) no copies of marksheets
- 4.📁 Where should you keep your documents? (a) in one neat folder (b) in your pocket (c) at home (d) loose in your bag
- 5.True or false: “not reading your résumé” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) losing the call letter (b) practising answers aloud (c) knowing your résumé (d) noting questions to ask
- 7.Which of these proves your marks? (a) Class 12 marksheet (b) an Aadhaar card copy (c) a project file (d) the call letter
- 8.Which of these shows your work? (a) activity certificates (b) Class 10 marksheet (c) a school ID card (d) the call letter
- 9.🗺️ When should you check the route to the venue? (a) never (b) on the way there (c) after you are late (d) a day or more before
- 10.🔎 What is the best way to research a college before an interview? (a) rumours from friends (b) nothing at all (c) its website, prospectus (d) guessing
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mock interview (b) checking the route (c) no copies of marksheets (d) practising answers aloud
- 12.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: an Aadhaar card copy? (a) shows your work (b) confirms your slot (c) proves who you are (d) proves your marks
- 13.Which of these shows your work? (a) a passport copy (b) a project file (c) an Aadhaar card copy (d) a college transcript
- 14.True or false: “not reading your résumé” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: a mock interview? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it to the day (b) guessing the time (c) practising answers aloud (d) not reading your résumé
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not reading your résumé (b) sleeping well (c) guessing the time (d) no copies of marksheets
- 18.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) a mock interview (b) practising answers aloud (c) reading about the place (d) zero research
- 19.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) staying up all night (b) sleeping well (c) reading about the place (d) knowing your résumé
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no copies of marksheets (b) staying up all night (c) knowing your résumé (d) not reading your résumé
- 21.Which of these proves your marks? (a) the invitation email (b) Class 10 marksheet (c) an Aadhaar card copy (d) activity certificates
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising answers aloud (b) checking the route (c) guessing the time (d) sleeping well
- 23.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) noting questions to ask (b) sleeping well (c) preparing documents (d) leaving it to the day
- 24.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) sleeping well (b) losing the call letter (c) not reading your résumé (d) leaving it to the day
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) losing the call letter (b) not reading your résumé (c) leaving it to the day (d) noting questions to ask
- 26.True or false: “checking the route” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 27.📁 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
- 28.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) a mock interview (b) no copies of marksheets (c) leaving it to the day (d) not reading your résumé
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading about the place (b) no copies of marksheets (c) zero research (d) not knowing the address
- 30.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) preparing documents (b) checking the route (c) not knowing the address (d) reading about the place
- 31.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: guessing the time? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
- 32.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a project file? (a) shows your work (b) proves who you are (c) proves your marks (d) confirms your slot
- 33.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: zero research? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 34.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: a college transcript? (a) shows your work (b) proves who you are (c) proves your marks (d) confirms your slot
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking the route (b) losing the call letter (c) zero research (d) no copies of marksheets
- 36.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: reading about the place? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 37.🌙 The night before an interview, it is best to… (a) stay up all night (b) play games late (c) sleep on time (d) start preparing
- 38.True or false: “zero research” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎭 What is a mock interview? (a) a written test (b) a fake job offer (c) a practice interview (d) a joke interview
- 40.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: not knowing the address? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
Answer key
- zero research
- noting questions to ask
- checking the route
- in one neat folder
- False
- losing the call letter
- Class 12 marksheet
- activity certificates
- a day or more before
- its website, prospectus
- no copies of marksheets
- proves who you are
- a project file
- True
- good preparation
- practising answers aloud
- sleeping well
- zero research
- staying up all night
- knowing your résumé
- Class 10 marksheet
- guessing the time
- leaving it to the day
- sleeping well
- noting questions to ask
- True
- confirms your slot
- a mock interview
- reading about the place
- not knowing the address
- poor preparation
- shows your work
- poor preparation
- proves your marks
- checking the route
- good preparation
- sleep on time
- False
- a practice interview
- poor preparation
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