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Interview Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Interview skills lesson 16: Part 2 test: interviews · Set 159 · 40 questions
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Tip (Prepare, answer, close): Find the topic: interview type, preparation, common question, STAR, strengths and weaknesses, questions to ask, or dress and timing. Use that lesson’s tip — know what they look for; know, practise, pack; find the real question; S-T-A-R; honest and useful; ask, thank, leave calmly; neat, early, ready. For time questions, add the minutes you need, then count back from the start time.

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  1. 1.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: guessing the time? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  2. 2.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
  3. 3.True or false: “How will this scholarship help your studies?” is typical of a scholarship interview. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing the time (b) knowing your résumé (c) practising answers aloud (d) a mock interview
  5. 5.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
  6. 6.True or false: “real financial need” is what a scholarship panel looks for. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: “Why did you choose this course?” is typical of an admission interview. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) mute when others speak (b) eating on camera (c) camera switched off (d) checking other tabs
  9. 9.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) noting questions to ask (b) reading about the place (c) practising answers aloud (d) losing the call letter
  10. 10.🎓 Which interview would usually ask this? “Why did you choose this course?” (a) a scholarship interview (b) a job interview (c) an admission interview
  11. 11.🙋 Good or poor way to close an interview: asking about next steps? (a) a good way to close (b) a poor way to close
  12. 12.🕘 Your interview is at 10:30 AM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 9:40 AM (b) 10:10 AM (c) 9:55 AM (d) 10:15 AM
  13. 13.👥 In a panel interview, whom should you look at while answering? (a) the door (b) the asker, then all (c) nobody (d) only the senior one
  14. 14.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) twenty (c) just one word (d) two or three
  15. 15.🙋 Asking something answered on their website’s first page shows… (a) great interest (b) deep research (c) good manners (d) you did not research
  16. 16.📄 How many copies of your résumé should you carry? (a) exactly fifty (b) two or three (c) none (d) only on your phone
  17. 17.True or false: “What clubs or projects can first-year students join?” is a good question to ask at the end. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “I am a first-year computer science student. I build small websites for school clubs and want to learn in a real team this summer.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “Can you work the 4 to 8 pm shift?” is typical of an admission interview. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “What does this college even do?” is a good question to ask at the end. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🕘 Your interview is at 3:30 PM. The journey takes 35 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:40 PM (b) 3:15 PM (c) 2:55 PM (d) 3:10 PM
  23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
  24. 24.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I am a first-year computer science student. I build small websites for school clubs and want to learn in a real team this summer.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
  25. 25.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in party clothes (b) very casually (c) a little more formal (d) in sportswear
  26. 26.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Review
  28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) patient (d) shy in big groups
  29. 29.Which of these is a good way to close an interview? (a) leaving without a word (b) moaning about the wait (c) rushing out (d) asking about next steps
  30. 30.Which of these proves who you are? (a) a project file (b) Class 12 marksheet (c) activity certificates (d) an Aadhaar card copy
  31. 31.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) zero research (b) leaving it to the day (c) sleeping well (d) not knowing the address
  32. 32.🚦 You are stuck in traffic and will be late. What should you do? (a) call and inform them (b) arrive and say nothing (c) blame the driver (d) just not go
  33. 33.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
  34. 34.💻 Your online interview starts at 10:45 AM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 15 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 10:35 AM (b) 10:30 AM (c) 10:20 AM (d) 10:50 AM
  35. 35.Which of these shows your work? (a) an Aadhaar card copy (b) a college transcript (c) a school ID card (d) activity certificates
  36. 36.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
  37. 37.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make something up (c) stay silent (d) say so honestly
  38. 38.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) punctual (c) easily distracted (d) curious
  39. 39.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very humble (c) not genuine (d) very honest

Answer key

  1. poor preparation
  2. a poor answer
  3. True
  4. guessing the time
  5. a good answer
  6. True
  7. True
  8. mute when others speak
  9. losing the call letter
  10. an admission interview
  11. a good way to close
  12. 9:40 AM
  13. the asker, then all
  14. two or three
  15. you did not research
  16. two or three
  17. True
  18. False
  19. True
  20. False
  21. False
  22. 2:40 PM
  23. Situation
  24. a strong answer
  25. a little more formal
  26. False
  27. Result
  28. shy in big groups
  29. asking about next steps
  30. an Aadhaar card copy
  31. sleeping well
  32. call and inform them
  33. a poor answer
  34. 10:20 AM
  35. activity certificates
  36. a good answer
  37. say so honestly
  38. easily distracted
  39. False
  40. not genuine

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