Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 162 · 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: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a loud voice (c) repeating the word (d) a real example
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
4. 4.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
5. 5.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) often late (d) a team player
6. 6.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) putting things off (c) poor at saying no (d) often late
7. 7.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) a joke about it (d) how you are fixing it
8. 8.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) good with numbers (d) calm under pressure
10. 10.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) easily distracted (c) well organised (d) patient
12. 12.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) a quick learner
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) easily distracted (c) poor at saying no (d) punctual
14. 14.💪 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
15. 15.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) very honest
16. 16.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too honest (c) it is not believable (d) it is too detailed
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
18. 18.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) curious (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
19. 19.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
22. 22.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) putting things off (c) poor at saying no (d) patient
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) calm under pressure (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) patient
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) impatient (d) well organised
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) calm under pressure (c) putting things off (d) well organised
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) impatient (c) putting things off (d) well organised
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
32. 32.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
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) easily distracted
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) disorganised (c) a quick learner (d) putting things off
35. 35.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
36. 36.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) just one word (c) none (d) twenty
37. 37.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💪 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
39. 39.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) a team player (c) patient (d) good with numbers
40. 40.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

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