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.True or false: “Good at many things” is too vague. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is an informal line. (a) True (b) False
- 3.True or false: chatting with classmates at lunch needs an informal tone. (a) True (b) False
- 4.📝 Strong action verb or weak phrase to start a résumé line: “Tried to do”? (a) a weak phrase (b) a strong action verb
- 5.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 weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
- 6.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Built (b) Was there for (c) Collected (d) Raised
- 7.True or false: “What do students usually find hardest in the first year?” is a good question to ask at the end. (a) True (b) False
- 8.📧 What should the subject line do? (a) be left blank (b) say hello (c) be a joke (d) sum up the email
- 9.🎤 “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
- 10.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: a teacher’s check? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
- 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
- 12.🎯 Feedback should be about… (a) the person’s looks (b) their family (c) the work, not the person (d) old mistakes
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) respecting others’ time (c) meeting deadlines (d) keeping your desk tidy
- 14.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the sign-off and name or who you are and the role? (a) the sign-off and name (b) who you are and the role
- 15.🔍 What is wrong with this résumé line? “Experiance: school library helper” (a) too vague (b) a spelling mistake (c) too casual
- 16.❓ Is this a clear or a vague question? “Is the last date for the form 15 June or 20 June?” (a) a clear question (b) a vague question
- 17.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
- 18.🙋 The interviewer asks, “Do you have any questions for us?” What is best? (a) say “No, nothing.” (b) ask one or two (c) ask about pay first (d) ask twenty
- 19.Which of these is what a first-job interviewer looks for? (a) fit with the course (b) free for the shifts (c) reasons for the college (d) commitment to study
- 20.📄 A résumé is… (a) a short summary of you (b) a letter of thanks (c) a school report card (d) a full autobiography
- 21.👂 What is active listening? (a) listening with one ear (b) listening with focus (c) waiting for your turn (d) nodding without hearing
- 22.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sending it the same day (b) naming one detail (c) thanking each person (d) asking for the result
- 24.👔 Does this suit an interview: heavy perfume? (a) suits an interview (b) avoid for an interview
- 25.Which of these is a poor way to close an interview? (a) pushing in your chair (b) moaning about the wait (c) thanking the panel (d) saying goodbye politely
- 26.🚶 A walk-in interview means… (a) only walkers apply (b) no fixed slot is booked (c) you walk the whole way (d) it is held outdoors
- 27.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a blank stare? (a) shows confidence (b) shows interest (c) shows nervousness (d) shows boredom
- 28.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Could you kindly share the details?” (a) a formal line (b) an informal line
- 29.True or false: “Are you in Class 11?” is an open question. (a) False (b) True
- 30.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) why it is fine (c) who caused it (d) how you are fixing it
- 31.True or false: “Can you explain everything again?” is a vague question. (a) True (b) False
- 32.💻 Your online interview starts at 6:45 PM. You plan to join 5 minutes early and to test your camera and mic 25 minutes before joining. When should you start the test? (a) 6:15 PM (b) 6:20 PM (c) 7:05 PM (d) 6:40 PM
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pleading for the job (b) a polite close (c) naming the role (d) attaching your résumé
- 34.True or false: “How do students here balance clubs and studies?” is a poor question to ask at the end. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🎓 Which interview would usually ask this? “How would you handle an angry customer?” (a) a job interview (b) an admission interview (c) a scholarship interview
- 36.True or false: “I sort and label books for our class library every week.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
- 38.True or false: “I am a first-year computer science student. I build small websites for school clubs and want to learn in a real team this summer.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: keeping points brief? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
- 40.🎩 Formal or informal tone for writing to a bakery owner for a summer job? (a) informal (b) formal
Answer key
- True
- True
- True
- a weak phrase
- False
- Was there for
- True
- sum up the email
- a weak answer
- a good résumé habit
- Action
- the work, not the person
- long personal calls
- who you are and the role
- a spelling mistake
- a clear question
- a poor answer
- ask one or two
- free for the shifts
- a short summary of you
- listening with focus
- include it
- asking for the result
- avoid for an interview
- moaning about the wait
- no fixed slot is booked
- shows boredom
- a formal line
- False
- how you are fixing it
- True
- 6:15 PM
- pleading for the job
- False
- a job interview
- False
- Result
- False
- a good GD habit
- formal
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