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Interview Skills Worksheet: Final Test

Interview skills lesson 24: Final test: interview skills · Set 936 · 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: mocking the person? (a) a helpful habit (b) an unhelpful habit
  2. 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. 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. 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. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping it short (b) no role mentioned (c) attaching your résumé (d) one real example
  6. 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. 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. 8.📧 Good or poor email habit: a polite greeting? (a) a poor email habit (b) a good email habit
  9. 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. 10.True or false: “How will you manage hostel life?” is typical of an admission interview. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
  12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Review (c) Reason (d) Reply
  13. 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. 14.True or false: “What do I do?” is a clear question. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.📧 Good or poor email habit: ALL CAPITAL LETTERS? (a) a good email habit (b) a poor email habit
  16. 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. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) a team player (d) punctual
  18. 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. 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. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Talent (d) Task
  21. 21.📑 On a student résumé, which section usually comes first: education or skills? (a) education (b) skills
  22. 22.🎓 Who mainly looks for this: reasons for the college? (a) a scholarship panel (b) an admission panel (c) a job interviewer
  23. 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. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Story (c) Skill (d) Solution
  25. 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. 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. 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. 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. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) punctual (c) poor at saying no (d) disorganised
  30. 30.🧍 What does this signal usually show: a small, warm smile? (a) shows boredom (b) shows interest (c) shows nervousness (d) shows confidence
  31. 31.❓ Is this a clear or a vague question? “Is it, like, okay or not?” (a) a clear question (b) a vague question
  32. 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. 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. 34.🎩 Which is the formal way to say “gonna”? (a) gotta (b) kinda (c) wanna (d) going to
  35. 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. 36.True or false: texting your cousin about a movie needs an informal tone. (a) False (b) True
  37. 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. 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. 39.True or false: “Your opening was clear. Next time, slow down at the numbers.” is unhelpful feedback. (a) False (b) True
  40. 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

  1. an unhelpful habit
  2. “Excuse me, ma’am, …”
  3. by name, “Dear Ms …”
  4. a closed question
  5. no role mentioned
  6. the setting
  7. two or three
  8. a good email habit
  9. a poor question
  10. True
  11. a poor work habit
  12. Result
  13. a shaky, quiet voice
  14. False
  15. a poor email habit
  16. explain it honestly
  17. impatient
  18. thank them and shorten
  19. losing the call letter
  20. Task
  21. education
  22. an admission panel
  23. a good response
  24. Situation
  25. interrupting midway
  26. agreeing and adding
  27. thanking each person
  28. when to expect news
  29. punctual
  30. shows interest
  31. a vague question
  32. no copies of marksheets
  33. being specific
  34. going to
  35. reading about the place
  36. True
  37. Task
  38. Task
  39. False
  40. adding fake prizes

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