Interview Skills Worksheet: Final Test
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.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Managed”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
- 2.Which of these is a good résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) a file named final2 (c) tiny 8-point text (d) never proofreading
- 3.True or false: a letter to the bank manager needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
- 4.👔 Does this suit an interview: sunglasses on your head? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 5.True or false: “How will you give back to your community?” is typical of a first-job or internship interview. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
- 7.📞 Polite or rude on the phone: asking “Is now okay?”? (a) a rude phone habit (b) a polite phone habit
- 8.🎓 Who mainly looks for this: real financial need? (a) an admission panel (b) a scholarship panel (c) a job interviewer
- 9.🗂️ Good or poor interview preparation: leaving it to the day? (a) poor preparation (b) good preparation
- 10.True or false: “When can you start work?” is typical of a first-job or internship interview. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🗨️ Is this a good or a poor way to take feedback? “Thanks for telling me. Which part was hardest to follow?” (a) a good response (b) a poor response
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking every number (b) saving as PDF (c) same date format (d) copying a friend’s CV
- 13.True or false: “Email: cutiepie_2008@…” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
- 14.✉️ Good or poor application habit: using the manager’s name? (a) a good application habit (b) a poor application habit
- 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) languages you know (b) your phone and email (c) projects you did (d) your bank details
- 16.True or false: a call to a college office needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
- 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
- 18.True or false: “Sorry, what? I was looking at something.” shows that you drifted off. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying on the topic (b) listening to all (c) bringing in quiet ones (d) arguing personally
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) respecting others’ time (c) meeting deadlines (d) phone on silent
- 21.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) checking other tabs (b) a quiet room (c) eating on camera (d) joining late
- 22.True or false: “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.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🗨️ Helpful or unhelpful when giving feedback: mocking the person? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
- 24.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) calm under pressure (c) well organised (d) a team player
- 25.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) not genuine (c) very detailed (d) very honest
- 26.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or projects? (a) hobbies and interests (b) projects
- 27.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your family’s fame (b) your need for money (c) other candidates’ flaws (d) your skills to the role
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shaky, quiet voice (b) eyes on the speaker (c) shaking your leg (d) biting your nails
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not saying who you are (b) hanging up suddenly (c) noting key details (d) shouting into the phone
- 30.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
- 31.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the subject line or why you are writing? (a) the subject line (b) why you are writing
- 32.📧 Which part of an email is this? With thanks, (a) the greeting (b) the subject line (c) the sign-off (d) the main message
- 33.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Kind of handled”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
- 34.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: awards and prizes? (a) include it (b) leave it out
- 35.💻 Your online interview starts at 2:00 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 10 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 1:45 PM (b) 1:55 PM (c) 1:50 PM (d) 2:05 PM
- 36.🧍 What does this signal usually show: leaning forward a little? (a) shows boredom (b) shows interest (c) shows confidence (d) shows nervousness
- 37.Which of these is a strong action verb for a résumé? (a) Just attended (b) Did some things (c) Helped with stuff (d) Organised
- 38.True or false: “What does your bakery sell, anyway?” is a poor question to ask at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Collected (b) Tried to do (c) Improved (d) Managed
- 40.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) leaving it to the day (b) staying up all night (c) practising answers aloud (d) not knowing the address
Answer key
- a strong action verb
- same date format
- False
- avoid for an interview
- False
- a good work habit
- a polite phone habit
- a scholarship panel
- poor preparation
- True
- a good response
- copying a friend’s CV
- True
- a good application habit
- your bank details
- False
- the steps you took
- True
- arguing personally
- long personal calls
- a quiet room
- False
- an unhelpful habit
- poor at saying no
- not genuine
- projects
- your skills to the role
- eyes on the speaker
- noting key details
- False
- the subject line
- the sign-off
- a weak phrase
- include it
- 1:45 PM
- shows interest
- Organised
- True
- Tried to do
- practising answers aloud
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