Interview Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Interview skills lesson 16: Part 2 test: interviews · Set 187 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🙋 The interviewer asks, “Do you have any questions for us?” What is best? (a) ask twenty (b) ask about pay first (c) ask one or two (d) say “No, nothing.”
2. 2.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your skills to the role (b) other candidates’ flaws (c) your need for money (d) your family’s fame
3. 3.🎓 Who mainly looks for this: commitment to study? (a) a job interviewer (b) an admission panel (c) a scholarship panel
4. 4.🎓 Which interview would usually ask this? “Can you work the 4 to 8 pm shift?” (a) a job interview (b) a scholarship interview (c) an admission interview
5. 5.True or false: “commitment to study” is what a scholarship panel looks for. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎓 An admission interview mainly checks… (a) your fit for the course (b) your favourite film (c) your social media (d) your family’s car
7. 7.🎓 Who mainly looks for this: your study habits? (a) a scholarship panel (b) a job interviewer (c) an admission panel
8. 8.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: Class 10 marksheet? (a) confirms your slot (b) proves your marks (c) proves who you are (d) shows your work
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
12. 12.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “a mock interview” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) stay silent (b) make something up (c) say so honestly (d) change the topic
15. 15.True or false: “interest in the subject” is what a scholarship panel looks for. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) staying up all night (b) knowing your résumé (c) no copies of marksheets (d) not knowing the address
17. 17.True or false: “service to others” is what a scholarship panel looks for. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is what an admission panel looks for? (a) reasons for the college (b) commitment to study (c) real financial need (d) plans for the money
19. 19.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) a messy bed behind you (c) a quiet room (d) joining late
20. 20.🎓 Which interview would usually ask this? “Which of our campus clubs would you join?” (a) a scholarship interview (b) a job interview (c) an admission interview
21. 21.🎓 Which interview would usually ask this? “What will you study with this support?” (a) a job interview (b) a scholarship interview (c) an admission interview
22. 22.🎓 Which interview would usually ask this? “How would you handle an angry customer?” (a) an admission interview (b) a scholarship interview (c) a job interview
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what changed in the end? (a) the steps you took (b) what changed in the end
24. 24.📁 Where should you keep your documents? (a) at home (b) in your pocket (c) loose in your bag (d) in one neat folder
25. 25.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) in sportswear (b) very casually (c) a little more formal (d) in party clothes
26. 26.True or false: “What do students usually find hardest in the first year?” is a poor question to ask at the end. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🏅 A scholarship panel mainly wants to see… (a) need and commitment (b) your best jokes (c) your fancy clothes (d) your gaming score
28. 28.👔 Does this suit an interview: a plain shirt or kurta? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
29. 29.🙋 Good or poor way to close an interview: pushing in your chair? (a) a good way to close (b) a poor way to close
30. 30.🙋 Good or poor question to ask at the end of an interview? “How will my work be checked or guided?” (a) a poor question (b) a good question
31. 31.🗺️ When should you check the route to the venue? (a) a day or more before (b) after you are late (c) never (d) on the way there
32. 32.True or false: “free for the shifts” is what an admission panel looks for. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🙋 What is a good way to leave the interview room? (a) walk out silently (b) check your phone (c) ask “Did I pass?” (d) thank them for the time
34. 34.Which of these is what a scholarship panel looks for? (a) fit with the course (b) reliability (c) real financial need (d) interest in the subject
35. 35.True or false: “How do students here balance clubs and studies?” is a poor question to ask at the end. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not reading your résumé (b) practising answers aloud (c) sleeping well (d) reading about the place
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) well organised (c) poor at saying no (d) a team player
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) send angry texts (b) wait a day (c) give up (d) rejoin, explain briefly

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