Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 128 · 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 of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) patient (c) disorganised (d) well organised
2. 2.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a loud voice (c) repeating the word (d) a big claim
3. 3.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
4. 4.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
5. 5.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) calm under pressure
6. 6.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) shy in big groups (c) often late (d) punctual
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
9. 9.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) a team player (c) a quick learner (d) shy in big groups
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) well organised (d) often late
13. 13.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
14. 14.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) very honest
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) good with numbers (c) poor at saying no (d) a quick learner
16. 16.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
21. 21.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) calm under pressure
22. 22.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
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
25. 25.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
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) easily distracted (c) putting things off (d) patient
28. 28.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) a joke about it (d) how you are fixing it
29. 29.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) two or three (c) twenty (d) none
30. 30.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) often late (d) putting things off
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) patient (c) putting things off (d) a team player
35. 35.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
36. 36.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
37. 37.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too humble (c) it is too honest (d) it is not believable
38. 38.💪 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) poor at saying no
40. 40.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False

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