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Interview Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Interview skills lesson 16: Part 2 test: interviews · Set 194 · 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.True or false: “real financial need” is what an admission panel looks for. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: not knowing the address? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  3. 3.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: preparing documents? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
  5. 5.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a real example (c) a big claim (d) a loud voice
  6. 6.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) punctual (c) disorganised (d) poor at saying no
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) guessing the time (b) not knowing the address (c) leaving it to the day (d) knowing your résumé
  8. 8.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧁 Before an interview at a bakery, what should you find out? (a) its rivals’ secrets (b) nothing at all (c) what it makes and sells (d) the owner’s address
  10. 10.🗺️ When should you check the route to the venue? (a) a day or more before (b) never (c) after you are late (d) on the way there
  11. 11.🎓 An admission interview mainly checks… (a) your social media (b) your favourite film (c) your fit for the course (d) your family’s car
  12. 12.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) Class 10 marksheet (b) a passport copy (c) the invitation email (d) a portfolio
  13. 13.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a light scent or none (b) a plain shirt or kurta (c) heavy perfume (d) clean, ironed clothes
  14. 14.🙋 Good or poor way to close an interview: pushing in your chair? (a) a good way to close (b) a poor way to close
  15. 15.True or false: “What are the next steps after this interview?” is a good question to ask at the end. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Time (c) Team (d) Task
  17. 17.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) zero research (b) leaving it to the day (c) staying up all night (d) preparing documents
  18. 18.🙋 Good or poor question to ask at the end of an interview? “So, did I get the job?” (a) a poor question (b) a good question
  19. 19.Which of these is a good way to close an interview? (a) asking about next steps (b) asking “Did I pass?” (c) rushing out (d) leaving without a word
  20. 20.🙋 When you ask about next steps, you learn… (a) when to expect news (b) the other answers (c) your marks (d) their salaries
  21. 21.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: staying up all night? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  22. 22.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
  23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to close an interview? (a) a short, firm handshake (b) pushing in your chair (c) moaning about the wait (d) a calm smile
  24. 24.🎓 Which interview would usually ask this? “Are you free on weekends for shifts?” (a) a job interview (b) an admission interview (c) a scholarship interview
  25. 25.Which of these is what a scholarship panel looks for? (a) reasons for the college (b) fit with the course (c) plans for the money (d) manners with customers
  26. 26.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) a TV playing nearby (b) lying on the bed (c) light on your face (d) a messy bed behind you
  27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Story
  28. 28.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the steps you took? (a) what changed in the end (b) the steps you took
  30. 30.True or false: “Why is this place so far from my house?” is a good question to ask at the end. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “What is your name?”
  32. 32.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “noting questions to ask” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.📄 How many copies of your résumé should you carry? (a) exactly fifty (b) only on your phone (c) none (d) two or three
  36. 36.True or false: “Is there someone I would learn from closely?” is a good question to ask at the end. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) zero research (b) a mock interview (c) leaving it to the day (d) staying up all night
  38. 38.🎓 Who mainly looks for this: manners with customers? (a) an admission panel (b) a job interviewer (c) a scholarship panel
  39. 39.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) two or three (d) twenty
  40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting

Answer key

  1. False
  2. poor preparation
  3. good preparation
  4. a weakness
  5. a real example
  6. punctual
  7. knowing your résumé
  8. False
  9. what it makes and sells
  10. a day or more before
  11. your fit for the course
  12. the invitation email
  13. heavy perfume
  14. a good way to close
  15. True
  16. Task
  17. preparing documents
  18. a poor question
  19. asking about next steps
  20. when to expect news
  21. poor preparation
  22. False
  23. moaning about the wait
  24. a job interview
  25. plans for the money
  26. light on your face
  27. Situation
  28. False
  29. the steps you took
  30. False
  31. “Tell me about a time…”
  32. True
  33. False
  34. True
  35. two or three
  36. True
  37. a mock interview
  38. a job interviewer
  39. two or three
  40. the setting

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