Interview Skills Worksheet: Final Test

Interview skills lesson 24: Final test: interview skills · Set 522 · 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.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) your phone and email (b) your siblings’ marks (c) projects you did (d) awards and prizes
2. 2.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) guessing the time (b) not reading your résumé (c) a mock interview (d) leaving it to the day
3. 3.❓ Is this an open or a closed question? “How did your team solve the problem?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
4. 4.True or false: “noting questions to ask” is poor interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these usually shows confidence? (a) nodding at key points (b) leaning forward a little (c) a blank stare (d) sitting up straight
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying your name (b) mumbling your name (c) noting key details (d) speaking clearly
7. 7.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Thank you for meeting me today about the library internship.” (a) the sign-off (b) the thanks (c) your interest (d) a detail you recall
8. 8.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
10. 10.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Raised (b) Improved (c) Organised (d) Helped with stuff
11. 11.💌 When should you send a thank-you note after an interview? (a) after a month (b) before the interview (c) within 24 hours (d) never
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) waiting two weeks (b) a polite sign-off (c) naming one detail (d) a short note
13. 13.✋ Where should your hands be while sitting in an interview? (a) resting in your lap (b) behind your head (c) in your pockets (d) fiddling with a pen
14. 14.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: projects you did? (a) include it (b) leave it out
15. 15.👂 Good or poor listening: steady eye contact? (a) poor listening (b) good listening
16. 16.✉️ Which subject line is best for an internship email? (a) Internship – Ananya Rao (b) hi (c) (no subject) (d) please read!!!
17. 17.🎩 Formal or informal tone for talking to your new supervisor on day one? (a) informal (b) formal
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
19. 19.📶 Your internet drops during an online interview. What is best? (a) give up (b) wait a day (c) send angry texts (d) rejoin, explain briefly
20. 20.🎓 Who mainly looks for this: fit with the course? (a) a scholarship panel (b) an admission panel (c) a job interviewer
21. 21.🎓 Which interview would usually ask this? “Why did you choose this course?” (a) a job interview (b) a scholarship interview (c) an admission interview
22. 22.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) formal (b) informal
23. 23.True or false: “That is a good point; it also works for small towns.” is agreeing and adding. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who speaks most (b) who sits nearest (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
25. 25.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) your future plans (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
27. 27.⏰ How early should you reach an in-person interview? (a) exactly on time (b) 10–15 minutes early (c) 2 hours early (d) a bit late
28. 28.📞 In a polite phone call, which comes first: note the answer or thank and say goodbye? (a) note the answer (b) thank and say goodbye
29. 29.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Taught”? (a) a strong action verb (b) a weak phrase
30. 30.True or false: “eating while talking” is a polite phone habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Ishaan, we haven’t heard from you yet — what do you think?” (a) inviting others in (b) starting the discussion (c) disagreeing politely (d) summing up
32. 32.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) misspelling their name (b) thanking each person (c) asking for the result (d) a long essay
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calling very late (b) eating while talking (c) saying your name (d) not saying who you are
34. 34.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) gossiping about others (c) greeting coworkers (d) phone on silent
35. 35.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) well organised (c) easily distracted (d) curious
36. 36.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) full of demands (b) a copy-paste (c) short and specific (d) long and general
37. 37.🎤 An interviewer says your answer was too long. What is best? (a) stop talking fully (b) thank them and shorten (c) argue with them (d) repeat the answer
38. 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
39. 39.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I am the best student in my school and I am good at everything.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
40. 40.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) your motivation

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