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.🗨️ Helpful or unhelpful when giving feedback: mocking the person? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
- 2.🙋 Which is the most polite way to begin a question to a teacher? (a) “Excuse me, ma’am, …” (b) “Oi, listen…” (c) “Tell me now…” (d) “Hey, you!”
- 3.✉️ You know the manager’s name. How should you greet her? (a) “Yo, team” (b) “Hey buddy” (c) by name, “Dear Ms …” (d) “Dear Friend”
- 4.🔒 You only need to confirm a date. Which kind of question is quickest? (a) a closed question (b) an open question (c) a riddle (d) a long story
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it short (b) no role mentioned (c) attaching your résumé (d) one real example
- 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
- 7.📄 How many copies of your résumé should you carry? (a) none (b) only on your phone (c) two or three (d) exactly fifty
- 8.📧 Good or poor email habit: a polite greeting? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
- 9.🙋 Good or poor question to ask at the end of an interview? “Why is this place so far from my house?” (a) a good question (b) a poor question
- 10.True or false: “How will you manage hostel life?” is typical of an admission interview. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
- 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Review (c) Reason (d) Reply
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a shaky, quiet voice (b) sitting up straight (c) relaxed open hands (d) a calm, steady voice
- 14.True or false: “What do I do?” is a clear question. (a) True (b) False
- 15.📧 Good or poor email habit: ALL CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
- 16.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) explain it honestly (b) hide it (c) blame others (d) get angry
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) a team player (d) punctual
- 18.🎤 An interviewer says your answer was too long. What is best? (a) repeat the answer (b) thank them and shorten (c) argue with them (d) stop talking fully
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading about the place (b) preparing documents (c) checking the route (d) losing the call letter
- 20.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Talent (d) Task
- 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
- 22.🎓 Who mainly looks for this: reasons for the college? (a) a scholarship panel (b) an admission panel (c) a job interviewer
- 23.🗨️ Is this a good or a poor way to take feedback? “Could you show me an example of what you mean?” (a) a poor response (b) a good response
- 24.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Story (c) Skill (d) Solution
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a follow-up (b) waiting for a pause (c) interrupting midway (d) steady eye contact
- 26.🗣️ What is the speaker doing with this GD line? “Building on what Kabir said, schools could help too.” (a) starting the discussion (b) summing up (c) agreeing and adding (d) disagreeing politely
- 27.Which of these is a good thank-you note habit? (a) asking for the result (b) a copied template (c) thanking each person (d) adding demands
- 28.🙋 When you ask about next steps, you learn… (a) their salaries (b) the other answers (c) when to expect news (d) your marks
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) punctual (c) poor at saying no (d) disorganised
- 30.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a small, warm smile? (a) shows boredom (b) shows interest (c) shows nervousness (d) shows confidence
- 31.❓ Is this a clear or a vague question? “Is it, like, okay or not?” (a) a clear question (b) a vague question
- 32.Which of these is poor interview preparation? (a) no copies of marksheets (b) a mock interview (c) checking the route (d) preparing documents
- 33.Which of these is a helpful feedback habit? (a) comparing with others (b) vague praise only (c) being specific (d) mocking the person
- 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) going to
- 35.Which of these is good interview preparation? (a) not reading your résumé (b) reading about the place (c) no copies of marksheets (d) losing the call letter
- 36.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
- 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
- 39.True or false: “Your opening was clear. Next time, slow down at the numbers.” is unhelpful feedback. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these is a poor résumé habit? (a) checking every number (b) reading it aloud once (c) one font throughout (d) adding fake prizes
Answer key
- an unhelpful habit
- “Excuse me, ma’am, …”
- by name, “Dear Ms …”
- a closed question
- no role mentioned
- the setting
- two or three
- a good email habit
- a poor question
- True
- a poor work habit
- Result
- a shaky, quiet voice
- False
- a poor email habit
- explain it honestly
- impatient
- thank them and shorten
- losing the call letter
- Task
- education
- an admission panel
- a good response
- Situation
- interrupting midway
- agreeing and adding
- thanking each person
- when to expect news
- punctual
- shows interest
- a vague question
- no copies of marksheets
- being specific
- going to
- reading about the place
- True
- Task
- Task
- False
- adding fake prizes
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