Interview Skills Worksheet: Final Test

Interview skills lesson 24: Final test: interview skills · Set 185 · 40 questions

Tip (Ready for the room): Find the topic of the question: communication, interview type, preparation, answers, STAR, closing, timing, résumé, application, thank-you note, workplace or GD. Use that lesson’s tip and read every option before you choose. For time questions, add the minutes you need and count back from the start time.

1. 1.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: who you are and the role or why you are a good fit? (a) who you are and the role (b) why you are a good fit
2. 2.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
3. 3.🚫 You won second place but write “First prize”. This is… (a) a small style choice (b) a typing error (c) a good idea (d) a false claim
4. 4.👂 Good or poor listening: taking short notes? (a) poor listening (b) good listening
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
6. 6.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the sign-off? (a) your full name (b) the sign-off
7. 7.True or false: “guessing the time” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) formal (b) informal
9. 9.True or false: writing to a bakery owner for a summer job needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) tiny 8-point text (b) checking every number (c) same date format (d) saving as PDF
11. 11.🙋 Why ask questions at the end of an interview? (a) it delays the end (b) it fills time (c) it shows real interest (d) it tests them
12. 12.📧 Which part of an email is this? With thanks, (a) the main message (b) the subject line (c) the sign-off (d) the greeting
13. 13.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “No idea.”? (a) “I am not sure.” (b) “Who knows?” (c) “Dunno.” (d) “No clue, man.”
14. 14.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Worked on a project” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too casual (c) too vague
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Review (c) Reply (d) Result
16. 16.📞 Polite or rude on the phone: calling very late? (a) a polite phone habit (b) a rude phone habit
17. 17.🎓 Which interview would usually ask this? “Why do you want to study at this college?” (a) a job interview (b) an admission interview (c) a scholarship interview
18. 18.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Led”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
19. 19.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) long personal calls (c) leaving without telling (d) ignoring instructions
20. 20.Which of these is a sign of good listening? (a) yawning loudly (b) summing up their point (c) interrupting midway (d) changing the topic
21. 21.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) arriving on time (c) asking when unsure (d) taking others’ credit
22. 22.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) ask them to rephrase (b) laugh it off (c) look away (d) answer anything
23. 23.True or false: “What does your bakery sell, anyway?” is a poor question to ask at the end. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
25. 25.🌙 The night before an interview, it is best to… (a) play games late (b) stay up all night (c) start preparing (d) sleep on time
26. 26.Which of these is a rude phone habit? (a) stating why you called (b) eating while talking (c) saying thank you (d) calling at a fair time
27. 27.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) deny it (b) be ready to explain it (c) say it was a joke (d) change the subject
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) patient (d) putting things off
29. 29.😬 You notice you are talking fast and shaking your leg. What helps? (a) shake both legs (b) talk even faster (c) slow breaths, feet still (d) leave the room
30. 30.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) made-up jobs (b) projects and activities (c) nothing at all (d) their parents’ jobs
31. 31.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too humble (c) it is not believable (d) it is too honest
32. 32.⚠️ An interviewer finds a lie on your résumé. What is likely? (a) you get a bonus (b) nothing happens (c) you get promoted (d) you lose their trust
33. 33.Which of these is a poor online interview habit? (a) a quiet room (b) mute when others speak (c) camera at eye level (d) camera switched off
34. 34.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: adding demands? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
35. 35.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) avoid for an interview (b) suits an interview
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Tried to do (b) Helped with stuff (c) Taught (d) Kind of handled
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
38. 38.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “nodding at key points” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is a polite phone habit? (a) noting key details (b) eating while talking (c) not saying who you are (d) hanging up suddenly

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