Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 131 · 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) punctual (b) putting things off (c) good with numbers (d) calm under pressure
2. 2.💪 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
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) patient (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
5. 5.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
6. 6.💪 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) a quick learner (c) poor at saying no (d) impatient
8. 8.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) poor at saying no (c) easily distracted (d) punctual
9. 9.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) good with numbers (c) curious (d) easily distracted
10. 10.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too detailed (c) it is not believable (d) it is too honest
12. 12.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very honest (c) very humble (d) very detailed
13. 13.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💪 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) often late (c) poor at saying no (d) shy in big groups
17. 17.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) calm under pressure (b) often late (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
18. 18.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) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) a team player (c) impatient (d) patient
20. 20.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
21. 21.💪 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
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 a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) good with numbers (d) often late
27. 27.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) shy in big groups (c) a quick learner (d) putting things off
28. 28.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
30. 30.💪 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) patient
32. 32.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
33. 33.💪 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
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.💪 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
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) disorganised (c) good with numbers (d) calm under pressure
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) a team player (c) calm under pressure (d) impatient
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
39. 39.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a loud voice (c) a big claim (d) a real example
40. 40.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

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