Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 203 · 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 of these is a weakness to work on? (a) easily distracted (b) a quick learner (c) well organised (d) a team player
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) shy in big groups (c) a team player (d) poor at saying no
4. 4.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) impatient (c) punctual (d) poor at saying no
8. 8.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) just one word (c) twenty (d) none
9. 9.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) putting things off (d) well organised
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) good with numbers (c) poor at saying no (d) patient
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) putting things off (c) patient (d) good with numbers
13. 13.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
14. 14.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
15. 15.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a real example (c) a big claim (d) a loud voice
18. 18.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
19. 19.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
20. 20.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) calm under pressure (c) often late (d) punctual
25. 25.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) a quick learner (c) putting things off (d) poor at saying no
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) patient
28. 28.💪 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
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) calm under pressure
31. 31.💪 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
32. 32.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) a quick learner (c) calm under pressure (d) good with numbers
33. 33.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) a joke about it (c) how you are fixing it (d) why it is fine
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) poor at saying no (c) putting things off (d) punctual
36. 36.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) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) disorganised (c) calm under pressure (d) easily distracted
38. 38.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too honest (d) it is not believable
40. 40.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) False (b) True

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