Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 152 · 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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
2. 2.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) calm under pressure
4. 4.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
5. 5.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very humble (c) not genuine (d) very honest
6. 6.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
8. 8.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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) disorganised (d) good with numbers
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) poor at saying no (c) calm under pressure (d) impatient
11. 11.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) why it is fine (c) who caused it (d) how you are fixing it
12. 12.💪 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
13. 13.💪 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
14. 14.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
15. 15.💪 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
16. 16.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) often late (c) well organised (d) a quick learner
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) punctual (c) putting things off (d) patient
20. 20.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) punctual (c) calm under pressure (d) good with numbers
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) a team player (c) curious (d) punctual
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.💪 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
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) punctual (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
27. 27.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) shy in big groups (c) putting things off (d) a quick learner
32. 32.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) well organised (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
35. 35.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a team player (b) disorganised (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) patient (c) disorganised (d) putting things off
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.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
39. 39.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) poor at saying no (c) patient (d) a quick learner
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) disorganised (c) well organised (d) often late

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