Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 169 · 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? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
2. 2.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a real example (c) a big claim (d) a loud voice
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) how you are fixing it (c) a joke about it (d) why it is fine
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
6. 6.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) True (b) False
7. 7.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
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
9. 9.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very honest (c) not genuine (d) very humble
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
11. 11.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) a quick learner
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) often late (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) punctual (c) calm under pressure (d) often late
14. 14.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
16. 16.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) a team player (c) poor at saying no (d) good with numbers
17. 17.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) impatient (c) good with numbers (d) often late
18. 18.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) calm under pressure (c) a team player (d) shy in big groups
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too humble (c) it is too honest (d) it is too detailed
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) poor at saying no (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) calm under pressure (c) good with numbers (d) punctual
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) a team player (c) curious (d) disorganised
27. 27.💪 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
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) often late (d) curious
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) well organised (d) putting things off
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.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) easily distracted (b) good with numbers (c) well organised (d) punctual
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) a team player (c) easily distracted (d) often late
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
34. 34.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) False (b) True
35. 35.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) good with numbers (c) poor at saying no (d) disorganised
39. 39.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
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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