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Interview Skills Worksheet: Final Test

Interview skills lesson 24: Final test: interview skills · Set 445 · 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.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
  2. 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. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not knowing the address (b) preparing documents (c) not reading your résumé (d) zero research
  4. 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. 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. 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. 7.❓ Is this a clear or a vague question? “Huh? The stuff for tomorrow?” (a) a clear question (b) a vague question
  8. 8.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.True or false: “reading about the place” is good interview preparation. (a) True (b) False
  10. 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. 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. 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. 13.True or false: “What made the play so much fun?” is an open question. (a) True (b) False
  14. 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. 15.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  16. 16.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
  17. 17.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: languages you know? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  18. 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. 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. 20.True or false: a family group chat about dinner needs a formal tone. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “Which of our campus clubs would you join?” is typical of an admission interview. (a) False (b) True
  22. 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. 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. 24.True or false: “I look forward to hearing from you.” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🎓 Who mainly looks for this: real financial need? (a) a scholarship panel (b) an admission panel (c) a job interviewer
  26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) disorganised (c) impatient (d) patient
  27. 27.True or false: “tapping on the desk” is a sign of good listening. (a) False (b) True
  28. 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. 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. 30.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a birthday message to your best friend? (a) informal (b) formal
  31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
  32. 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. 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. 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. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no attachment (b) keeping it short (c) a polite close (d) naming the role
  36. 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. 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. 38.True or false: “knowing your résumé” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
  39. 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. 40.🗨️ Helpful or unhelpful when giving feedback: mocking the person? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit

Answer key

  1. Situation
  2. at eye level
  3. preparing documents
  4. by name, “Dear Ms …”
  5. a good answer
  6. ask one or two
  7. a vague question
  8. True
  9. True
  10. 15
  11. False
  12. your fit for the course
  13. True
  14. a calm, steady voice
  15. formal
  16. a poor answer
  17. include it
  18. True
  19. listen, then add a point
  20. False
  21. True
  22. a short summary of you
  23. a polite sign-off
  24. True
  25. a scholarship panel
  26. patient
  27. False
  28. the opening
  29. naming the attachment
  30. informal
  31. a strength
  32. say so honestly
  33. 11:35 AM
  34. a poor way to close
  35. no attachment
  36. “Tell me about a time…”
  37. True
  38. True
  39. replying within a day
  40. an unhelpful habit

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