Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 10 · 40 questions

Tip (Honest and useful): Strength: name it, then prove it with a short real example — prepare two or three. Weakness: a real one that is not the main skill of the role, plus what you are doing to improve it. Avoid: “I have no weaknesses”, “I work too hard / I am too perfect”, “I am good at everything”, or a weakness with no plan to change.

1. 1.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) easily distracted (c) putting things off (d) punctual
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) poor at saying no (c) easily distracted (d) patient
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) impatient (c) a quick learner (d) patient
8. 8.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
9. 9.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💪 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
11. 11.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) punctual (c) shy in big groups (d) often late
12. 12.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) often late (c) putting things off (d) poor at saying no
14. 14.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) calm under pressure (c) curious (d) often late
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) curious (d) shy in big groups
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) putting things off (c) impatient (d) well organised
20. 20.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) repeating the word (c) a big claim (d) a real example
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) shy in big groups (c) well organised (d) impatient
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) a team player (c) good with numbers (d) punctual
26. 26.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) a joke about it (c) who caused it (d) how you are fixing it
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
28. 28.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) just one word (c) twenty (d) none
29. 29.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) impatient (c) a team player (d) calm under pressure
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) punctual (c) shy in big groups (d) well organised
32. 32.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) good with numbers (c) poor at saying no (d) punctual
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) shy in big groups (c) good with numbers (d) well organised
34. 34.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is not believable (c) it is too honest (d) it is too detailed
35. 35.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength is patience — I tutored my neighbour’s son in maths for a year and his marks went from 50% to 75%.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) putting things off (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
39. 39.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) disorganised (c) curious (d) calm under pressure

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