Interview Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Interview skills lesson 16: Part 2 test: interviews · Set 54 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying up all night (b) zero research (c) no copies of marksheets (d) reading about the place
2. 2.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) preparing documents (b) zero research (c) guessing the time (d) not reading your résumé
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising answers aloud (b) noting questions to ask (c) preparing documents (d) not knowing the address
4. 4.🙋 Good or poor way to close an interview: leaving without a word? (a) a poor way to close (b) a good way to close
5. 5.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) polished shoes (b) flip-flops (c) clean, ironed clothes (d) school uniform if asked
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to close an interview? (a) saying goodbye politely (b) asking about next steps (c) moaning about the wait (d) pushing in your chair
7. 7.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
8. 8.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too humble (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too honest
9. 9.True or false: “I was born in 2008. My father’s name is… my mother’s name is… I have two cousins…” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) joining 5 minutes early (b) a bright window behind (c) a plain, tidy background (d) camera at eye level
11. 11.⭐ 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
12. 12.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: reading about the place? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
13. 13.Which of these is what a first-job interviewer looks for? (a) plans for the money (b) your study habits (c) interest in the subject (d) manners with customers
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
15. 15.🙋 The interviewer asks, “Do you have any questions for us?” What is best? (a) ask about pay first (b) ask twenty (c) ask one or two (d) say “No, nothing.”
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
17. 17.Which of these is what an admission panel looks for? (a) reasons for the college (b) reliability (c) service to others (d) free for the shifts
18. 18.True or false: “service to others” is what a scholarship panel looks for. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: checking the route? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
22. 22.Which of these shows your work? (a) an Aadhaar card copy (b) Class 12 marksheet (c) a project file (d) the invitation email
23. 23.🙋 Good or poor question to ask at the end of an interview? “What would a normal day in this internship look like?” (a) a poor question (b) a good question
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not knowing the address (b) guessing the time (c) not reading your résumé (d) a mock interview
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
28. 28.🙋 Good or poor question to ask at the end of an interview? “What does this college even do?” (a) a good question (b) a poor question
29. 29.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) sunglasses on your head (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) a plain shirt or kurta (d) polished shoes
30. 30.Which of these suits an interview? (a) torn jeans (b) a crumpled shirt (c) trimmed nails (d) sunglasses on your head
31. 31.True or false: “knowing your résumé” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “What does your bakery sell, anyway?” is a poor question to ask at the end. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎓 An admission interview mainly checks… (a) your family’s car (b) your social media (c) your favourite film (d) your fit for the course
34. 34.🎓 Who mainly looks for this: reasons for the college? (a) a job interviewer (b) a scholarship panel (c) an admission panel
35. 35.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) zero research (b) sleeping well (c) losing the call letter (d) guessing the time
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Review
37. 37.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) curious (c) a quick learner (d) disorganised
38. 38.🙋 Asking something answered on their website’s first page shows… (a) good manners (b) great interest (c) deep research (d) you did not research
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not knowing the address (b) guessing the time (c) no copies of marksheets (d) sleeping well
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising answers aloud (b) knowing your résumé (c) not reading your résumé (d) preparing documents

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