Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 114 · 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 sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
3. 3.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very honest (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
4. 4.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
7. 7.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) False (b) True
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) patient (c) well organised (d) curious
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.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) how you are fixing it (d) a joke about it
12. 12.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) often late (c) patient (d) a team player
14. 14.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) curious (d) putting things off
15. 15.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
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too honest (c) it is not believable (d) it is too humble
18. 18.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) often late (b) well organised (c) patient (d) good with numbers
19. 19.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) False (b) True
20. 20.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) just one word (c) twenty (d) none
21. 21.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) putting things off (c) a quick learner (d) good with numbers
22. 22.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
24. 24.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a loud voice (c) a real example (d) a big claim
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
27. 27.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) curious (c) a team player (d) patient
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) putting things off (c) impatient (d) shy in big groups
29. 29.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
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) good with numbers (b) disorganised (c) easily distracted (d) often late
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) disorganised (d) calm under pressure
33. 33.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) False (b) True
34. 34.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) often late (c) disorganised (d) poor at saying no
36. 36.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) poor at saying no (c) a quick learner (d) patient
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised
39. 39.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) a quick learner (c) putting things off (d) patient

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