Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 134 · 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.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) not genuine
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) well organised (c) calm under pressure (d) a team player
3. 3.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
4. 4.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
5. 5.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) impatient (d) well organised
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
7. 7.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
8. 8.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a team player (b) shy in big groups (c) often late (d) putting things off
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) impatient (c) putting things off (d) patient
10. 10.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor 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 honest (c) it is too detailed (d) it is not believable
12. 12.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) who caused it (c) why it is fine (d) how you are fixing it
14. 14.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) just one word (c) two or three (d) none
15. 15.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) curious (c) putting things off (d) well organised
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.💪 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
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a big claim (c) a real example (d) repeating the word
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) disorganised (c) punctual (d) impatient
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) impatient (c) patient (d) good with numbers
27. 27.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) curious (c) putting things off (d) well organised
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) easily distracted (b) good with numbers (c) punctual (d) a quick learner
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) putting things off (d) punctual
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) often late (b) well organised (c) curious (d) calm under pressure
31. 31.💪 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
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
33. 33.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
34. 34.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
35. 35.💪 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
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
37. 37.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) poor at saying no (c) putting things off (d) curious
39. 39.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) False (b) True
40. 40.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) curious (c) often late (d) disorganised

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