Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 22 · 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 lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
2. 2.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) curious (b) putting things off (c) impatient (d) poor at saying no
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) curious (c) often late (d) a quick learner
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) easily distracted (c) good with numbers (d) punctual
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) a quick learner (c) well organised (d) putting things off
7. 7.💪 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
8. 8.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
11. 11.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) how you are fixing it (c) why it is fine (d) a joke about it
12. 12.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too humble (d) it is too honest
14. 14.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very detailed (c) not genuine (d) very honest
15. 15.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) well organised (c) punctual (d) shy in big groups
18. 18.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) patient
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 poor answer (b) a good answer
21. 21.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
22. 22.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
23. 23.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
24. 24.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) putting things off (b) a quick learner (c) curious (d) calm under pressure
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
28. 28.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
29. 29.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) often late (c) well organised (d) curious
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a team player (c) a quick learner (d) poor at saying no
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
33. 33.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) shy in big groups (c) punctual (d) poor at saying no
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: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
37. 37.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) well organised (c) patient (d) a team player
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) impatient (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
39. 39.💪 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
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength

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