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Interview Skills Worksheet: Final Test

Interview skills lesson 24: Final test: interview skills · Set 8 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🗨️ Helpful or unhelpful when giving feedback: giving one clear tip? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
  2. 2.📄 Include it on a student résumé or leave it out: your passwords? (a) leave it out (b) include it
  3. 3.Which of these is what a scholarship panel looks for? (a) commitment to study (b) your study habits (c) interest in the subject (d) free for the shifts
  4. 4.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: adding fake prizes? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  5. 5.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: summing up at the end? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
  6. 6.🎩 Formal or informal tone for a letter to the bank manager? (a) informal (b) formal
  7. 7.Which of these is a rude phone habit? (a) shouting into the phone (b) saying your name (c) speaking clearly (d) saying thank you
  8. 8.💌 Why mention one detail from the interview? (a) it shows off (b) it shows you listened (c) it fills space (d) it asks for marks
  9. 9.True or false: “relaxed open hands” usually shows interest. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) meeting deadlines (c) ignoring instructions (d) gossiping about others
  11. 11.True or false: “Why did you choose this subject?” is a closed question. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “Should the essay be in English or Hindi?” is a vague question. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: planning a picnic with friends needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “Skils: typing, Hindi, English” is too casual for a résumé. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🎤 “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
  16. 16.🔍 Good or poor résumé habit: tiny 8-point text? (a) a poor résumé habit (b) a good résumé habit
  17. 17.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: hobbies and interests or education? (a) hobbies and interests (b) education
  18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Situation (c) Story (d) Skill
  19. 19.✉️ You know the manager’s name. How should you greet her? (a) “Hey buddy” (b) “Dear Friend” (c) “Yo, team” (d) by name, “Dear Ms …”
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting up straight (b) a firm, short handshake (c) touching your face a lot (d) relaxed open hands
  21. 21.True or false: “As our eco club secretary, I plan weekly tasks for twenty members.” belongs in the closing paragraph. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a good way to close an interview? (a) a calm smile (b) rushing out (c) checking your phone (d) asking “Did I pass?”
  23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
  24. 24.❓ Is this an open or a closed question? “How do students usually prepare for this?” (a) an open question (b) a closed question
  25. 25.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “Hey”? (a) “Yo” (b) “Good morning” (c) “Sup” (d) “Hiya”
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disagreeing politely (b) listening to all (c) staying on the topic (d) going off-topic
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practising answers aloud (b) zero research (c) leaving it to the day (d) not reading your résumé
  28. 28.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I am in Class 12 and enjoy maths. Last summer I taught younger children at our society’s free tuition, so I want to study education.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
  29. 29.True or false: “Cool, catch you later!” is a formal line. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “You mentioned a science club — when does it meet?” shows that you drifted off. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.📞 In a polite phone call, which comes first: thank and say goodbye or note the answer? (a) thank and say goodbye (b) note the answer
  32. 32.💌 A thank-you note should be… (a) a copy-paste (b) long and general (c) full of demands (d) short and specific
  33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
  34. 34.🗣️ Good or poor group discussion habit: giving facts or examples? (a) a poor GD habit (b) a good GD habit
  35. 35.🎓 Who mainly looks for this: your study habits? (a) a job interviewer (b) an admission panel (c) a scholarship panel
  36. 36.Which of these is a helpful feedback habit? (a) comparing with others (b) only listing mistakes (c) speaking privately (d) shouting it in public
  37. 37.🙋 Good or poor way to close an interview: pushing in your chair? (a) a poor way to close (b) a good way to close
  38. 38.🎩 Which is the formal way to write “pls”? (a) pleeease (b) plz (c) please (d) plss
  39. 39.💌 Which part of a thank-you note is this? “Many thanks for the interview this morning.” (a) the sign-off (b) a detail you recall (c) your interest (d) the thanks
  40. 40.📞 Polite or rude on the phone: mumbling your name? (a) a polite phone habit (b) a rude phone habit

Answer key

  1. a helpful habit
  2. leave it out
  3. commitment to study
  4. a poor résumé habit
  5. a good GD habit
  6. formal
  7. shouting into the phone
  8. it shows you listened
  9. False
  10. meeting deadlines
  11. False
  12. False
  13. True
  14. False
  15. a weak answer
  16. a poor résumé habit
  17. education
  18. Situation
  19. by name, “Dear Ms …”
  20. touching your face a lot
  21. False
  22. a calm smile
  23. Task
  24. an open question
  25. “Good morning”
  26. going off-topic
  27. practising answers aloud
  28. a strong answer
  29. False
  30. False
  31. note the answer
  32. short and specific
  33. the setting
  34. a good GD habit
  35. an admission panel
  36. speaking privately
  37. a good way to close
  38. please
  39. the thanks
  40. a rude phone habit

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