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.📞 You call a school office to ask about admission. What do you say first? (a) “Tell me the fees.” (b) a greeting and your name (c) “Hello? Hello?” (d) “Who is this?”
- 2.🗨️ Is this constructive or unhelpful feedback? “Whatever, it is fine I guess.” (a) constructive feedback (b) unhelpful feedback
- 3.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the sign-off? (a) your full name (b) the sign-off
- 4.True or false: “I would like to apply for the summer internship at your school library.” belongs in the opening paragraph. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: “How do students usually prepare for this?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🏅 A scholarship panel mainly wants to see… (a) your fancy clothes (b) your best jokes (c) your gaming score (d) need and commitment
- 7.📞 Polite or rude on the phone: noting key details? (a) a polite phone habit (b) a rude phone habit
- 8.Which of these is a poor application habit? (a) keeping it short (b) one real example (c) no role mentioned (d) attaching your résumé
- 9.❓ Is this a clear or a vague question? “Could you explain step 3 of the experiment again?” (a) a clear question (b) a vague question
- 10.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) kinda (b) gotta (c) going to (d) wanna
- 11.💾 Which file name is best for your résumé? (a) Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf (b) final_final2.pdf (c) asdfgh.pdf (d) myfile(3).pdf
- 12.🙋 Good or poor question to ask at the end of an interview? “Why is this place so far from my house?” (a) a poor question (b) a good question
- 13.Which of these usually shows interest? (a) sitting up straight (b) a firm, short handshake (c) nodding at key points (d) slumping in the chair
- 14.True or false: “a small, warm smile” usually shows interest. (a) False (b) True
- 15.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or a short objective? (a) education (b) a short objective
- 16.Which of these is an unhelpful feedback habit? (a) being specific (b) starting with a positive (c) talking about the work (d) shouting it in public
- 17.📄 Your résumé says you led a club. In the interview you should… (a) be ready to explain it (b) deny it (c) change the subject (d) say it was a joke
- 18.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: the greeting or the sign-off? (a) the greeting (b) the sign-off
- 19.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Are you ready?”
- 20.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: skills like typing? (a) leave it out (b) include it
- 21.True or false: “You said the library opens at 9. Is that on Saturdays too?” shows that you drifted off. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🪑 Which sitting posture suits an interview? (a) leaning far back (b) one leg on the chair (c) slumped sideways (d) upright, feet flat
- 23.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “Gonna be late, sorry!” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
- 24.Which of these is a sign of good listening? (a) only waiting to talk (b) interrupting midway (c) phone put away (d) checking your phone
- 25.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) a file named final2 (b) a sensible file name (c) saving as PDF (d) a teacher’s check
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) Was part of (b) Did some things (c) Was there for (d) Created
- 27.❓ Is this an open or a closed question? “What would you change about the event?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
- 28.🎧 In an interview, you did not hear a question clearly. What is best? (a) guess the question (b) answer something else (c) politely ask to repeat (d) stay silent
- 29.True or false: joking with your brother at home needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🏫 How should you write to a principal you have never met? (a) like a text to a friend (b) in all capitals (c) formally and briefly (d) with many emojis
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calling at a fair time (b) asking “Is now okay?” (c) saying your name (d) chatting to others
- 32.True or false: “Acheivements: 2nd in the quiz” is too casual for a résumé. (a) True (b) False
- 33.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: why you are writing or the greeting? (a) why you are writing (b) the greeting
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a friend’s CV (b) five font styles (c) saving as PDF (d) adding fake prizes
- 35.🙋 Good or poor question to ask at the end of an interview? “What does your bakery sell, anyway?” (a) a good question (b) a poor question
- 36.❓ Is this an open or a closed question? “How do students usually prepare for this?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
- 37.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: saving as PDF? (a) a good résumé habit (b) a poor résumé habit
- 38.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” usually shows confidence. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “If everyone agrees, I will open with a few facts.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) inviting others in
- 40.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: skills or education? (a) skills (b) education
Answer key
- a greeting and your name
- unhelpful feedback
- the sign-off
- True
- False
- need and commitment
- a polite phone habit
- no role mentioned
- a clear question
- going to
- Ananya_Rao_Resume.pdf
- a poor question
- nodding at key points
- True
- a short objective
- shouting it in public
- be ready to explain it
- the greeting
- “Tell me about a time…”
- include it
- False
- upright, feet flat
- an informal line
- phone put away
- a file named final2
- Created
- an open question
- politely ask to repeat
- True
- formally and briefly
- chatting to others
- False
- the greeting
- saving as PDF
- a poor question
- an open question
- a good résumé habit
- False
- starting the discussion
- education
Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students