Interview Skills Worksheet: Final Test

Interview skills lesson 24: Final test: interview skills · Set 361 · 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.True or false: “Your points were strong. Could you add one example for the second one?” is constructive feedback. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) well organised (c) easily distracted (d) disorganised
3. 3.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your phone and email? (a) include it (b) leave it out
4. 4.👍 Why is “Good job” alone not very useful feedback? (a) it is rude (b) it is too long (c) it is too detailed (d) it is not specific
5. 5.📅 Why should you repeat key details like a date on the phone? (a) to waste time (b) to end the call (c) to sound bored (d) to avoid mistakes
6. 6.Which of these is a poor way to close an interview? (a) a short, firm handshake (b) begging for the job (c) pushing in your chair (d) thanking the panel
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) good with numbers (c) impatient (d) poor at saying no
8. 8.True or false: “Huh? The stuff for tomorrow?” is a vague question. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🗨️ Is this a good or a poor way to take feedback? “Well, your poster was worse.” (a) a poor response (b) a good response
10. 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: mixed date formats? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
11. 11.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: who you are and the role or the sign-off and name? (a) who you are and the role (b) the sign-off and name
12. 12.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not reading your résumé (b) reading about the place (c) checking the route (d) preparing documents
14. 14.🎩 Formal or informal tone for texting your cousin about a movie? (a) informal (b) formal
15. 15.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using the manager’s name (b) keeping it short (c) naming the role (d) copy-pasting to all
17. 17.📞 In a polite phone call, which comes first: greet and say your name or say why you are calling? (a) greet and say your name (b) say why you are calling
18. 18.Which of these is a poor email habit? (a) forgetting the file (b) a clear subject line (c) a polite greeting (d) short paragraphs
19. 19.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a short note (c) sending it the same day (d) spelling names right
21. 21.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) say so honestly (c) stay silent (d) make something up
22. 22.🙋 Good or poor question to ask at the end of an interview? “How will my work be checked or guided?” (a) a poor question (b) a good question
23. 23.🎓 Which interview would usually ask this? “How will this scholarship help your studies?” (a) a job interview (b) an admission interview (c) a scholarship interview
24. 24.📧 Good or poor email habit: a silly email ID? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
25. 25.True or false: “Thank you for your time on Monday.” is the thanks part of the note. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💻 Your online interview starts at 3:30 PM. You plan to join 15 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 15 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 3:30 PM (b) 3:15 PM (c) 3:00 PM
27. 27.Which of these is a helpful feedback habit? (a) vague praise only (b) shouting it in public (c) giving one clear tip (d) mocking the person
28. 28.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) same date format (b) adding fake prizes (c) a sensible file name (d) a teacher’s check
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Talent (c) Team (d) Task
30. 30.🏫 How should you write to a principal you have never met? (a) in all capitals (b) with many emojis (c) formally and briefly (d) like a text to a friend
31. 31.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a long essay (b) sending it the same day (c) adding demands (d) asking for the result
32. 32.📧 Good or poor email habit: a clear subject line? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
33. 33.🙋 Good or poor way to close an interview: asking about next steps? (a) a good way to close (b) a poor way to close
34. 34.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
35. 35.Which of these is a poor group discussion habit? (a) listening to all (b) bringing in quiet ones (c) summing up at the end (d) speaking non-stop
36. 36.❓ Is this a clear or a vague question? “Is the last date for the form 15 June or 20 June?” (a) a vague question (b) a clear question
37. 37.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) a spelling mistake (b) too vague (c) too casual
38. 38.True or false: “How did your team solve the problem?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💻 Good or poor online interview habit: eating on camera? (a) a poor online habit (b) a good online habit
40. 40.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: asking for the result? (a) a good note habit (b) a poor note habit

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