Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 161 · 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.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
2. 2.💪 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
3. 3.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) good with numbers (b) disorganised (c) poor at saying no (d) impatient
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) a quick learner
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
6. 6.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) a quick learner (c) patient (d) impatient
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) patient (c) putting things off (d) a quick learner
8. 8.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) patient (c) often late (d) putting things off
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
12. 12.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) often late (b) punctual (c) patient (d) a quick learner
13. 13.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) well organised (c) punctual (d) calm under pressure
15. 15.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is not believable (c) it is too humble (d) it is too detailed
16. 16.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very detailed (c) very honest (d) very humble
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) twenty (c) none (d) two or three
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) punctual
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) calm under pressure (c) a quick learner (d) disorganised
23. 23.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) a joke about it (c) why it is fine (d) how you are fixing it
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
25. 25.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
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) calm under pressure (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
29. 29.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.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
31. 31.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
32. 32.💪 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
33. 33.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
35. 35.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
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) patient (c) punctual (d) a team player
40. 40.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True

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