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Interview Skills Worksheet: Final Test

Interview skills lesson 24: Final test: interview skills · Set 19 · 40 questions
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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.

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  1. 1.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I am a Class 12 student applying for the part-time tutor post you shared.” (a) why you fit (b) the opening (c) the closing
  2. 2.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) turn up the volume (b) answer every call (c) leave it ringing (d) set it to silent
  3. 3.True or false: “reliability” is what an admission panel looks for. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
  5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
  6. 6.Which of these is a poor thank-you note habit? (a) thanking each person (b) naming one detail (c) sending it the same day (d) asking for the result
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a file named final2 (b) mixed date formats (c) tiny 8-point text (d) a teacher’s check
  8. 8.🙋 When you ask about next steps, you learn… (a) their salaries (b) the other answers (c) your marks (d) when to expect news
  9. 9.Which of these is a sign of poor listening? (a) asking a follow-up (b) nodding now and then (c) only waiting to talk (d) waiting for a pause
  10. 10.📄 How long should a student résumé usually be? (a) ten pages (b) one page (c) half a line (d) five pages
  11. 11.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Led (b) Designed (c) Collected (d) Helped with stuff
  12. 12.True or false: “LOL, that was so funny.” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “No worries, bro.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
  14. 14.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “Thank you for considering my application.” (a) the opening (b) why you fit (c) the closing
  15. 15.📝 Before an important call, what should you keep ready? (a) a snack (b) loud music (c) the TV on (d) a pen and your notes
  16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
  17. 17.🧭 What decides whether you should be formal or informal? (a) your shoe size (b) the time on the clock (c) who you are talking to (d) the weather
  18. 18.True or false: “plans for the money” is what a scholarship panel looks for. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “taking short notes” is a sign of good listening. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) two or three (c) twenty (d) just one word
  21. 21.True or false: “yawning loudly” is a sign of good listening. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.✉️ You know the manager’s name. How should you greet her? (a) “Yo, team” (b) “Dear Friend” (c) by name, “Dear Ms …” (d) “Hey buddy”
  24. 24.True or false: a birthday message to your best friend needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “You always mess up the numbers.” is unhelpful feedback. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
  27. 27.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “With thanks, Meera Iyer” (a) your interest (b) the sign-off (c) a detail you recall (d) the thanks
  28. 28.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: name and contact details or education? (a) name and contact details (b) education
  29. 29.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) stay silent (b) make something up (c) say so honestly (d) change the topic
  30. 30.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
  31. 31.Which of these is a rude phone habit? (a) saying thank you (b) speaking clearly (c) shouting into the phone (d) stating why you called
  32. 32.True or false: “skills like typing” should be left out of a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) give up (b) walk out (c) shout back (d) calmly finish your point
  34. 34.Which of these is what a first-job interviewer looks for? (a) reasons for the college (b) your study habits (c) ready to start soon (d) commitment to study
  35. 35.❓ Is this an open or a closed question? “Is the form free?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
  36. 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
  37. 37.🙋 Why ask questions at the end of an interview? (a) it delays the end (b) it fills time (c) it tests them (d) it shows real interest
  38. 38.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: shouting others down? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting into the phone (b) eating while talking (c) calling very late (d) stating why you called
  40. 40.🎓 Who mainly looks for this: reasons for the college? (a) a job interviewer (b) an admission panel (c) a scholarship panel

Answer key

  1. the opening
  2. set it to silent
  3. False
  4. the steps you took
  5. Situation
  6. asking for the result
  7. a teacher’s check
  8. when to expect news
  9. only waiting to talk
  10. one page
  11. Helped with stuff
  12. True
  13. an informal line
  14. the closing
  15. a pen and your notes
  16. a strength
  17. who you are talking to
  18. True
  19. True
  20. two or three
  21. False
  22. True
  23. by name, “Dear Ms …”
  24. False
  25. True
  26. a poor answer
  27. the sign-off
  28. name and contact details
  29. say so honestly
  30. a poor answer
  31. shouting into the phone
  32. False
  33. calmly finish your point
  34. ready to start soon
  35. a closed question
  36. a good work habit
  37. it shows real interest
  38. a poor GD habit
  39. stating why you called
  40. an admission panel

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