Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 112 · 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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) often late (b) calm under pressure (c) a team player (d) well organised
3. 3.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) putting things off (c) punctual (d) patient
6. 6.True or false: “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) often late (c) a team player (d) calm under pressure
9. 9.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) well organised (c) poor at saying no (d) putting things off
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) patient (c) punctual (d) calm under pressure
12. 12.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) a team player (c) well organised (d) impatient
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
15. 15.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) just one word (c) two or three (d) twenty
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) shy in big groups
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
20. 20.True or false: “My strength is patience — I tutored my neighbour’s son in maths for a year and his marks went from 50% to 75%.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) easily distracted
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
23. 23.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) calm under pressure (d) poor at saying no
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) often late (d) good with numbers
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) putting things off (d) shy in big groups
30. 30.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
31. 31.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very detailed (c) very honest (d) very humble
32. 32.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
34. 34.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) why it is fine (c) a joke about it (d) how you are fixing it
35. 35.True or false: “My strength is patience — I tutored my neighbour’s son in maths for a year and his marks went from 50% to 75%.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) poor at saying no (c) putting things off (d) impatient
37. 37.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is not believable (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too honest
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
39. 39.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💪 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

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