Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 228 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) shy in big groups (c) a quick learner (d) punctual
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) well organised (c) curious (d) a quick learner
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) curious (d) often late
4. 4.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) a team player (c) often late (d) disorganised
5. 5.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) calm under pressure (c) curious (d) disorganised
7. 7.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
8. 8.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) a quick learner (c) well organised (d) curious
10. 10.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) shy in big groups (c) curious (d) often late
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.💪 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
13. 13.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) putting things off (d) punctual
14. 14.💪 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
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) patient (c) often late (d) a quick learner
17. 17.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.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) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) shy in big groups (c) calm under pressure (d) easily distracted
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) good with numbers
23. 23.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
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 an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) a joke about it (c) why it is fine (d) who caused it
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) a quick learner (c) well organised (d) shy in big groups
29. 29.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
30. 30.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
32. 32.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) repeating the word (c) a big claim (d) a loud voice
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) shy in big groups (d) patient
34. 34.💪 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
35. 35.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
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) putting things off (b) punctual (c) good with numbers (d) a team player
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) punctual (c) disorganised (d) impatient
39. 39.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) twenty (c) none (d) two or three
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) punctual (c) a team player (d) curious

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