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Interview Skills Worksheet: Part 2 Test

Interview skills lesson 16: Part 2 test: interviews · Set 61 · 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: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: zero research? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  3. 3.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) what you would add
  4. 4.True or false: “How would you handle an angry customer?” is typical of a first-job or internship interview. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “What do students usually find hardest in the first year?” is a good question to ask at the end. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
  7. 7.🎓 Who mainly looks for this: reliability? (a) a job interviewer (b) an admission panel (c) a scholarship panel
  8. 8.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: knowing your résumé? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  9. 9.Which of these is a poor way to close an interview? (a) thanking the panel (b) asking “Did I pass?” (c) asking about next steps (d) a short, firm handshake
  10. 10.True or false: “ready to start soon” is what an admission panel looks for. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: practising answers aloud? (a) good preparation (b) poor preparation
  12. 12.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
  13. 13.🙋 Good or poor question to ask at the end of an interview? “No questions. Can I go now?” (a) a poor question (b) a good question
  14. 14.👔 If you are not sure what to wear, it is safer to dress… (a) very casually (b) in party clothes (c) in sportswear (d) a little more formal
  15. 15.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: checking other tabs? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
  16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
  17. 17.🙋 Good or poor way to close an interview: saying goodbye politely? (a) a good way to close (b) a poor way to close
  18. 18.True or false: “checking the route” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🕘 Your interview is at 2:15 PM. The journey takes 30 minutes and you want to reach 20 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 1:55 PM (b) 2:05 PM (c) 1:25 PM (d) 1:45 PM
  20. 20.Which of these is a poor way to close an interview? (a) leaving without a word (b) a short, firm handshake (c) a calm smile (d) pushing in your chair
  21. 21.🙋 Good or poor way to close an interview: a calm smile? (a) a poor way to close (b) a good way to close
  22. 22.👔 Does this suit an interview: school uniform if asked? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
  23. 23.Which of these shows your work? (a) Class 12 marksheet (b) the slot confirmation (c) activity certificates (d) a passport copy
  24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
  25. 25.True or false: “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
  27. 27.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.True or false: “reliability” is what an admission panel looks for. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🎓 Which interview would usually ask this? “How will this scholarship help your studies?” (a) a scholarship interview (b) an admission interview (c) a job interview
  30. 30.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🚶 A walk-in interview means… (a) no fixed slot is booked (b) you walk the whole way (c) only walkers apply (d) it is held outdoors
  32. 32.Which of these is a poor way to close an interview? (a) saying goodbye politely (b) asking about next steps (c) thanking the panel (d) begging for the job
  33. 33.True or false: “reading about the place” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.True or false: “leaving it to the day” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎓 Who mainly looks for this: fit with the course? (a) a scholarship panel (b) a job interviewer (c) an admission panel
  36. 36.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: activity certificates? (a) proves your marks (b) confirms your slot (c) shows your work (d) proves who you are
  37. 37.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) well organised (c) calm under pressure (d) good with numbers
  38. 38.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your motivation (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
  39. 39.True or false: “not reading your résumé” is poor interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.👥 In a panel interview, whom should you look at while answering? (a) the door (b) nobody (c) the asker, then all (d) only the senior one

Answer key

  1. True
  2. poor preparation
  3. your future plans
  4. True
  5. True
  6. what you would add
  7. a job interviewer
  8. good preparation
  9. asking “Did I pass?”
  10. False
  11. good preparation
  12. avoid for an interview
  13. a poor question
  14. a little more formal
  15. a poor online habit
  16. a weakness
  17. a good way to close
  18. True
  19. 1:25 PM
  20. leaving without a word
  21. a good way to close
  22. suits an interview
  23. activity certificates
  24. your goal
  25. False
  26. Action
  27. True
  28. False
  29. a scholarship interview
  30. False
  31. no fixed slot is booked
  32. begging for the job
  33. True
  34. False
  35. an admission panel
  36. shows your work
  37. shy in big groups
  38. what you would add
  39. True
  40. the asker, then all

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