Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 115 · 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: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
2. 2.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a real example (c) a loud voice (d) a big claim
3. 3.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
4. 4.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) False (b) True
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) patient (c) often late (d) poor at saying no
6. 6.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
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.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) how you are fixing it (c) who caused it (d) a joke about it
11. 11.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very honest (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
12. 12.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) True (b) False
13. 13.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) two or three (d) twenty
14. 14.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) disorganised (d) calm under pressure
15. 15.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) True (b) False
16. 16.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
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) a team player (c) well organised (d) poor at saying no
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) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) punctual (c) good with numbers (d) patient
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) curious (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) disorganised (c) shy in big groups (d) often late
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) a quick learner (c) calm under pressure (d) shy in big groups
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) a team player (c) poor at saying no (d) shy in big groups
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) curious (c) putting things off (d) well organised
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) a team player (c) good with numbers (d) punctual
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) poor at saying no (c) a quick learner (d) easily distracted
36. 36.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) disorganised (d) good with numbers
37. 37.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
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
40. 40.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False

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