Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 153 · 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.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) putting things off (c) a team player (d) easily distracted
3. 3.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
4. 4.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) curious (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) good with numbers (c) impatient (d) disorganised
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
9. 9.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) a joke about it (c) who caused it (d) why it is fine
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.💪 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
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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) well organised (c) impatient (d) often late
17. 17.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) putting things off (c) often late (d) a quick learner
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) punctual
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) putting things off (b) well organised (c) patient (d) good with numbers
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) putting things off (c) punctual (d) often late
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) impatient (c) punctual (d) shy in big groups
25. 25.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) repeating the word (c) a real example (d) a big claim
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) calm under pressure (c) putting things off (d) shy in big groups
29. 29.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) a team player (c) well organised (d) calm under pressure
31. 31.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) two or three (d) twenty
32. 32.💪 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
33. 33.💪 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
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) well organised
36. 36.💪 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
37. 37.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) a quick learner (c) a team player (d) well organised

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