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 a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) who speaks most (c) who shouts loudest (d) how you work with others
- 2.📞 In a polite phone call, which comes first: note the answer or greet and say your name? (a) note the answer (b) greet and say your name
- 3.📁 What does this document do for you at an interview: the call letter? (a) proves your marks (b) shows your work (c) confirms your slot (d) proves who you are
- 4.❓ Is this a clear or a vague question? “How many pages should the project report be?” (a) a clear question (b) a vague question
- 5.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting to others (b) saying your name (c) stating why you called (d) speaking clearly
- 7.Which of these is a helpful feedback habit? (a) being kind and honest (b) vague praise only (c) mocking the person (d) bringing up old errors
- 8.Which of these is a sign of good listening? (a) finishing their sentence (b) asking a follow-up (c) checking your phone (d) yawning loudly
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) a short note (c) waiting two weeks (d) a long essay
- 10.True or false: “Can you explain everything again?” is a clear question. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these is a good application habit? (a) pleading for the job (b) copy-pasting to all (c) using the manager’s name (d) a long life story
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a long essay (b) a short note (c) naming one detail (d) a polite sign-off
- 13.True or false: “a calm, steady voice” usually shows confidence. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these is a helpful feedback habit? (a) shouting it in public (b) talking about the work (c) comparing with others (d) bringing up old errors
- 15.Which of these should be left out of a résumé? (a) made-up marks (b) volunteer work (c) school and marks (d) projects you did
- 16.🧍 What does this signal usually show: biting your nails? (a) shows nervousness (b) shows interest (c) shows confidence (d) shows boredom
- 17.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) get angry (b) hide it (c) blame others (d) explain it honestly
- 18.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) formal (b) informal
- 19.👀 Where should your eyes be when an interviewer asks a question? (a) on the ceiling (b) on the floor (c) on your phone (d) on the interviewer
- 20.True or false: “What do you know about our bakery?” is typical of a scholarship interview. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) arriving on time (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) ignoring instructions
- 22.🎓 Which interview would usually ask this? “How will you manage hostel life?” (a) a scholarship interview (b) an admission interview (c) a job interview
- 23.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “May I begin? I think the topic has two sides.” (a) inviting others in (b) agreeing and adding (c) summing up (d) starting the discussion
- 24.📧 Which email ID is best for applications? (a) a gaming handle (b) one based on your name (c) your pet’s nickname (d) a funny nickname
- 25.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “What is your name?”
- 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
- 27.True or false: a scholarship interview needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
- 28.True or false: “Which subjects did you enjoy most in Class 12?” is typical of a scholarship interview. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “So, our group’s view is that both sides have merit.” (a) disagreeing politely (b) starting the discussion (c) inviting others in (d) summing up
- 30.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
- 31.✉️ Good or poor application habit: using the manager’s name? (a) a poor application habit (b) a good application habit
- 32.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very humble (c) not genuine (d) very honest
- 33.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a phone call to a hospital reception? (a) formal (b) informal
- 34.True or false: “reading about the place” is good interview preparation. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🗣️ Someone keeps interrupting you in a GD. What should you do? (a) calmly finish your point (b) walk out (c) give up (d) shout back
- 37.💬 Is this a formal or an informal line? “I am writing to apply for the role.” (a) an informal line (b) a formal line
- 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
- 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
- 40.🙋 Good or poor way to close an interview: pushing in your chair? (a) a poor way to close (b) a good way to close
Answer key
- how you work with others
- greet and say your name
- confirms your slot
- a clear question
- False
- chatting to others
- being kind and honest
- asking a follow-up
- a short note
- False
- using the manager’s name
- a long essay
- True
- talking about the work
- made-up marks
- shows nervousness
- explain it honestly
- formal
- on the interviewer
- False
- ignoring instructions
- an admission interview
- starting the discussion
- one based on your name
- “Tell me about a time…”
- Result
- False
- False
- summing up
- a weak answer
- a good application habit
- not genuine
- formal
- True
- False
- calmly finish your point
- a formal line
- a weakness
- Situation
- a good way to close
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