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Interview Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Interview skills lesson 16: Part 2 test: interviews · Set 253 · 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.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) your background
  2. 2.🙋 When you ask about next steps, you learn… (a) their salaries (b) the other answers (c) your marks (d) when to expect news
  3. 3.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you wished (c) what others did (d) what you did yourself
  4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) often late (d) putting things off
  6. 6.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
  7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Review (c) Reason (d) Reply
  8. 8.📁 Where should you keep your documents? (a) loose in your bag (b) in one neat folder (c) at home (d) in your pocket
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving it to the day (b) guessing the time (c) staying up all night (d) preparing documents
  10. 10.👔 Does this suit an interview: torn jeans? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
  11. 11.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I was born in 2008. My father’s name is… my mother’s name is… I have two cousins…” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
  12. 12.🕘 Your interview is at 3:00 PM. The journey takes 25 minutes and you want to reach 10 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 2:45 PM (b) 2:50 PM (c) 2:35 PM (d) 2:25 PM
  13. 13.🎤 “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 strong answer (b) a weak answer
  14. 14.🎓 Which interview would usually ask this? “Are you free on weekends for shifts?” (a) a scholarship interview (b) an admission interview (c) a job interview
  15. 15.🙋 Good or poor question to ask at the end of an interview? “What would a normal day in this internship look like?” (a) a good question (b) a poor question
  16. 16.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: not knowing the address? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
  17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
  18. 18.🙋 Asking something answered on their website’s first page shows… (a) great interest (b) you did not research (c) deep research (d) good manners
  19. 19.🙋 The interviewer asks, “Do you have any questions for us?” What is best? (a) ask twenty (b) ask one or two (c) say “No, nothing.” (d) ask about pay first
  20. 20.🎓 Who mainly looks for this: service to others? (a) a job interviewer (b) an admission panel (c) a scholarship panel
  21. 21.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:30 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 6:15 PM (b) 6:40 PM (c) 6:05 PM (d) 5:50 PM
  22. 22.True or false: “Which of our campus clubs would you join?” is typical of a first-job or internship interview. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:30 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 3:25 PM (b) 3:00 PM (c) 3:50 PM (d) 3:05 PM
  24. 24.Which of these is a good way to close an interview? (a) checking your phone (b) moaning about the wait (c) begging for the job (d) a short, firm handshake
  25. 25.Which of these confirms your interview slot? (a) the slot confirmation (b) a passport copy (c) a school ID card (d) a project file
  26. 26.🎓 Which interview would usually ask this? “How would you handle an angry customer?” (a) a scholarship interview (b) an admission interview (c) a job interview
  27. 27.True or false: “reading about the place” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
  29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
  30. 30.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very honest (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
  31. 31.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) well organised
  34. 34.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.💻 Your online interview starts at 11:00 AM. You plan to join 10 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 20 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 10:50 AM (b) 10:40 AM (c) 10:30 AM (d) 11:10 AM
  36. 36.True or false: “I am the best student in my school and I am good at everything.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: preparing documents? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
  39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
  40. 40.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: testing mic and camera? (a) a good online habit (b) a poor online habit

Answer key

  1. your background
  2. when to expect news
  3. what you did yourself
  4. Task
  5. curious
  6. a poor answer
  7. Result
  8. in one neat folder
  9. preparing documents
  10. avoid for an interview
  11. a weak answer
  12. 2:25 PM
  13. a strong answer
  14. a job interview
  15. a good question
  16. poor preparation
  17. Action
  18. you did not research
  19. ask one or two
  20. a scholarship panel
  21. 5:50 PM
  22. False
  23. 3:00 PM
  24. a short, firm handshake
  25. the slot confirmation
  26. a job interview
  27. True
  28. the setting
  29. Task
  30. not genuine
  31. False
  32. your background
  33. easily distracted
  34. True
  35. 10:30 AM
  36. True
  37. good preparation
  38. Situation
  39. Task
  40. a good online habit

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