Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 122 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) shy in big groups
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) patient
6. 6.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) curious (c) disorganised (d) often late
8. 8.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
9. 9.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a big claim (c) a real example (d) a loud voice
10. 10.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
12. 12.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) a joke about it (c) how you are fixing it (d) who caused it
13. 13.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) a team player (c) poor at saying no (d) easily distracted
15. 15.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) two or three (d) twenty
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) putting things off (c) good with numbers (d) punctual
18. 18.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) putting things off (c) punctual (d) good with numbers
19. 19.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) disorganised (d) patient
20. 20.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) impatient (c) putting things off (d) disorganised
21. 21.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is not believable (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too humble
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) often late (c) a team player (d) well organised
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) punctual
25. 25.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) calm under pressure (d) impatient
26. 26.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
27. 27.💪 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
28. 28.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) often late (d) punctual
30. 30.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) False (b) True
31. 31.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very humble (c) not genuine (d) very honest
33. 33.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
35. 35.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) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.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
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) well organised (c) shy in big groups (d) often late

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