Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 142 · 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.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too humble (d) it is not believable
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
3. 3.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
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) curious
7. 7.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) shy in big groups (c) impatient (d) poor at saying no
10. 10.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) curious (c) poor at saying no (d) a team player
11. 11.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
12. 12.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) shy in big groups (c) often late (d) a quick learner
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) shy in big groups (c) curious (d) disorganised
15. 15.💪 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
16. 16.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) punctual (c) often late (d) putting things off
17. 17.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) curious (c) impatient (d) punctual
18. 18.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) why it is fine (c) who caused it (d) a joke about it
19. 19.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
20. 20.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
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) repeating the word (c) a big claim (d) a loud voice
23. 23.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) calm under pressure (c) shy in big groups (d) impatient
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) disorganised (d) patient
25. 25.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) good with numbers (c) disorganised (d) a team player
26. 26.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
27. 27.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very honest (c) not genuine (d) very humble
28. 28.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) patient (c) a quick learner (d) disorganised
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) patient (c) punctual (d) shy in big groups
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) patient (c) putting things off (d) curious
33. 33.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💪 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
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) good with numbers (c) putting things off (d) poor at saying no
37. 37.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
38. 38.💪 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
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) curious (c) impatient (d) poor at saying no

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