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.📞 You call a school office to ask about admission. What do you say first? (a) “Hello? Hello?” (b) “Tell me the fees.” (c) a greeting and your name (d) “Who is this?”
- 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
- 3.Which of these is a polite phone habit? (a) chatting to others (b) hanging up suddenly (c) noting key details (d) shouting into the phone
- 4.❓ Why do good listeners ask follow-up questions? (a) to change the topic (b) to end the talk (c) to understand better (d) to show off
- 5.📧 Which part of an email is this? With thanks, (a) the sign-off (b) the greeting (c) the main message (d) the subject line
- 6.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) plz (b) pleeease (c) please (d) plss
- 7.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a scholarship interview? (a) formal (b) informal
- 8.True or false: “no copies of marksheets” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these is best avoided for an interview? (a) a plain shirt or kurta (b) clean, ironed clothes (c) polished shoes (d) sunglasses on your head
- 10.Which of these goes in the projects section? (a) school football team (b) built a rain gauge model (c) Class 10 board: 88% (d) your city and PIN code
- 11.🎓 Which interview would usually ask this? “What will you study with this support?” (a) a scholarship interview (b) an admission interview (c) a job interview
- 12.🎓 Who mainly looks for this: fit with the course? (a) a job interviewer (b) a scholarship panel (c) an admission panel
- 13.🙋 Which is the most polite way to begin a question to a teacher? (a) “Hey, you!” (b) “Oi, listen…” (c) “Excuse me, ma’am, …” (d) “Tell me now…”
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) knowing your résumé (b) sleeping well (c) staying up all night (d) reading about the place
- 15.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) just come late (b) inform in advance (c) skip the whole day (d) say nothing
- 16.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Designed”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
- 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
- 18.❓ Is this an open or a closed question? “Did your team win?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) stating why you called (b) calling very late (c) saying your name (d) speaking clearly
- 20.✉️ Good or poor application habit: naming the role? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
- 21.📝 Which line about the coding club is stronger? (a) Kind of helped (b) Built the club website (c) Was in the coding club (d) Did some coding
- 22.📞 Polite or rude on the phone: saying thank you? (a) a polite phone habit (b) a rude phone habit
- 23.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Skills: super good at stuff” (a) too casual (b) a spelling mistake (c) too vague
- 24.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the sign-off or a polite thank-you line? (a) the sign-off (b) a polite thank-you line
- 25.True or false: “finishing their sentence” is a sign of poor listening. (a) False (b) True
- 26.📧 Which part of an email is this? Dear Principal, (a) the subject line (b) the greeting (c) the main message (d) the sign-off
- 27.True or false: “phone put away” is a sign of good listening. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
- 29.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Was part of (b) Collected (c) Managed (d) Built
- 31.🎧 In an interview, you did not hear a question clearly. What is best? (a) answer something else (b) politely ask to repeat (c) guess the question (d) stay silent
- 32.True or false: “tapping on the desk” is a sign of poor listening. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) forgetting the file (b) a clear subject line (c) text-message spelling (d) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS
- 34.True or false: “When can you start work?” is typical of an admission interview. (a) True (b) False
- 35.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these is a rude phone habit? (a) stating why you called (b) greeting first (c) calling at a fair time (d) shouting into the phone
- 37.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Let us first agree on what the topic means.” (a) summing up (b) starting the discussion (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
- 38.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) leaving without telling (d) rude replies on chat
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking about next steps (b) checking your phone (c) pushing in your chair (d) a short, firm handshake
- 40.True or false: “Which of our campus clubs would you join?” is typical of an admission interview. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a greeting and your name
- Situation
- noting key details
- to understand better
- the sign-off
- please
- formal
- True
- sunglasses on your head
- built a rain gauge model
- a scholarship interview
- an admission panel
- “Excuse me, ma’am, …”
- staying up all night
- inform in advance
- a strong action verb
- Task
- a closed question
- calling very late
- a good application habit
- Built the club website
- a polite phone habit
- too casual
- a polite thank-you line
- True
- the greeting
- True
- a weak answer
- False
- Was part of
- politely ask to repeat
- True
- a clear subject line
- False
- True
- shouting into the phone
- starting the discussion
- keeping your desk tidy
- checking your phone
- True
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