Interview Skills Worksheet: Final Test

Interview skills lesson 24: Final test: interview skills · Set 742 · 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.💌 Three people interviewed you. Whom should you thank? (a) only the youngest (b) just the first one (c) nobody (d) all of them
2. 2.💪 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
3. 3.❓ Is this an open or a closed question? “What did you enjoy most about the trip?” (a) a closed question (b) an open question
4. 4.True or false: “Objective: want a job lol” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🎭 What is a mock interview? (a) a written test (b) a practice interview (c) a fake job offer (d) a joke interview
6. 6.🙋 Good or poor question to ask at the end of an interview? “What clubs or projects can first-year students join?” (a) a poor question (b) a good question
7. 7.✉️ Should you send the same letter to every employer? (a) only if it is long (b) yes, word for word (c) no, tailor each one (d) yes, without names
8. 8.📄 A student with no work experience should highlight… (a) nothing at all (b) made-up jobs (c) their parents’ jobs (d) projects and activities
9. 9.🙋 Asking something answered on their website’s first page shows… (a) good manners (b) deep research (c) great interest (d) you did not research
10. 10.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
12. 12.Which of these is a good online interview habit? (a) camera at eye level (b) checking other tabs (c) a TV playing nearby (d) camera switched off
13. 13.🎓 An admission interview mainly checks… (a) your favourite film (b) your social media (c) your family’s car (d) your fit for the course
14. 14.📧 In a polite email, which comes first: your full name or the sign-off? (a) your full name (b) the sign-off
15. 15.💌 Good or poor thank-you note habit: a polite sign-off? (a) a poor note habit (b) a good note habit
16. 16.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
17. 17.🙏 After you get an answer, what is a good habit? (a) walk off silently (b) say thank you (c) roll your eyes (d) ask it again
18. 18.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) owning your mistakes (c) meeting deadlines (d) phone on silent
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) signing with your name (b) naming the attachment (c) no subject line (d) checking spelling
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mocking a speaker (b) arguing personally (c) giving facts or examples (d) silent the whole time
21. 21.🎓 Which interview would usually ask this? “How will this scholarship help your studies?” (a) a scholarship interview (b) a job interview (c) an admission interview
22. 22.🗨️ Helpful or unhelpful when giving feedback: being specific? (a) an unhelpful habit (b) a helpful habit
23. 23.Which of these is a poor way to close an interview? (a) a short, firm handshake (b) thanking the panel (c) begging for the job (d) asking about next steps
24. 24.🥪 A good way to give feedback is… (a) only praise (b) only the mistakes (c) a long lecture (d) one good point, one tip
25. 25.Which of these is a weak way to start a résumé line? (a) Improved (b) Was involved in (c) Built (d) Collected
26. 26.🗣️ In a group discussion (GD), what is the panel mainly watching? (a) who sits nearest (b) how you work with others (c) who shouts loudest (d) who speaks most
27. 27.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
28. 28.❓ Is this a clear or a vague question? “Can you explain everything again?” (a) a clear question (b) a vague question
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
30. 30.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “This role is a great fit for my interest in teaching.” (a) the sign-off (b) your interest (c) the thanks (d) a detail you recall
31. 31.🎩 Formal or informal tone for chatting with classmates at lunch? (a) informal (b) formal
32. 32.👂 What does this reply show? “Hmm, okay, whatever you said.” (a) shows you drifted off (b) shows you listened
33. 33.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: speaking non-stop? (a) a good GD habit (b) a poor GD habit
34. 34.True or false: a scholarship interview needs a formal tone. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I was born in 2008. My father’s name is… my mother’s name is… I have two cousins…” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking for the result (b) waiting two weeks (c) thanking each person (d) a long essay
38. 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
39. 39.📧 Good or poor email habit: replying within a day? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
40. 40.✉️ In a job or internship application email, which comes first: the sign-off and name or the greeting? (a) the sign-off and name (b) the greeting

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