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.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
- 2.💻 For an online interview, where should the camera be? (a) at eye level (b) pointing at the ceiling (c) facing the wall (d) below your chin
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not knowing the address (b) preparing documents (c) not reading your résumé (d) zero research
- 4.✉️ You know the manager’s name. How should you greet her? (a) “Dear Friend” (b) “Hey buddy” (c) “Yo, team” (d) by name, “Dear Ms …”
- 5.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
- 6.🙋 The interviewer asks, “Do you have any questions for us?” What is best? (a) say “No, nothing.” (b) ask twenty (c) ask one or two (d) ask about pay first
- 7.❓ Is this a clear or a vague question? “Huh? The stuff for tomorrow?” (a) a clear question (b) a vague question
- 8.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
- 9.True or false: “reading about the place” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🚌 Tara leaves home at 2:55 PM for an interview at 4:15 PM. The journey takes 65 minutes. How many minutes early will Tara reach?
- 11.True or false: “I am writing to apply for the weekend helper role at your bakery.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🎓 An admission interview mainly checks… (a) your favourite film (b) your family’s car (c) your social media (d) your fit for the course
- 13.True or false: “What made the play so much fun?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) leaning forward a little (b) a calm, steady voice (c) shaking your leg (d) biting your nails
- 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
- 16.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
- 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
- 18.True or false: “I just finished Class 12 in commerce. Helping at my uncle’s shop on weekends taught me billing and patience, so this cashier role interests me.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🗣️ You don’t know much about the GD topic. What is best? (a) stay silent fully (b) make up facts (c) listen, then add a point (d) change the topic
- 20.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “Which of our campus clubs would you join?” is typical of an admission interview. (a) False (b) True
- 22.📄 A résumé is… (a) a letter of thanks (b) a school report card (c) a full autobiography (d) a short summary of you
- 23.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) a polite sign-off (b) a copied template (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
- 24.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🎓 Who mainly looks for this: real financial need? (a) a scholarship panel (b) an admission panel (c) a job interviewer
- 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) disorganised (c) impatient (d) patient
- 27.True or false: “tapping on the desk” is a sign of good listening. (a) False (b) True
- 28.✉️ Where does this line belong in an application email? “I am writing to apply for the weekend helper role at your bakery.” (a) the closing (b) why you fit (c) the opening
- 29.Which of these is a good email habit? (a) no name at the end (b) ALL CAPITAL LETTERS (c) emojis to a principal (d) naming the attachment
- 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
- 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
- 32.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) say so honestly (b) stay silent (c) change the topic (d) make something up
- 33.🕘 Your interview is at 12:45 PM. The journey takes 55 minutes and you want to reach 15 minutes early. What is the latest time you should leave? (a) 12:05 PM (b) 11:35 AM (c) 11:50 AM (d) 12:30 PM
- 34.🙋 Good or poor way to close an interview: begging for the job? (a) a poor way to close (b) a good way to close
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no attachment (b) keeping it short (c) a polite close (d) naming the role
- 36.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
- 37.True or false: “My strength is patience — I tutored my neighbour’s son in maths for a year and his marks went from 50% to 75%.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: “knowing your résumé” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a silly email ID (b) replying within a day (c) forgetting the file (d) text-message spelling
- 40.🗨️ Helpful or unhelpful when giving feedback: mocking the person? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
Answer key
- Situation
- at eye level
- preparing documents
- by name, “Dear Ms …”
- a good answer
- ask one or two
- a vague question
- True
- True
- 15
- False
- your fit for the course
- True
- a calm, steady voice
- formal
- a poor answer
- include it
- True
- listen, then add a point
- False
- True
- a short summary of you
- a polite sign-off
- True
- a scholarship panel
- patient
- False
- the opening
- naming the attachment
- informal
- a strength
- say so honestly
- 11:35 AM
- a poor way to close
- no attachment
- “Tell me about a time…”
- True
- True
- replying within a day
- an unhelpful habit
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