Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 239 · 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 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) False (b) True
2. 2.💪 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
3. 3.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
6. 6.💪 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) impatient (c) a quick learner (d) patient
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) shy in big groups (d) curious
11. 11.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) good with numbers (c) calm under pressure (d) patient
12. 12.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) calm under pressure (c) a quick learner (d) disorganised
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) disorganised (c) a team player (d) punctual
14. 14.💪 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
15. 15.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.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
17. 17.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) none (c) two or three (d) just one word
18. 18.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) putting things off (c) a quick learner (d) disorganised
20. 20.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) putting things off (c) poor at saying no (d) patient
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) putting things off (c) a team player (d) a quick learner
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) poor at saying no (c) curious (d) easily distracted
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) patient (c) often late (d) punctual
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) punctual
28. 28.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a real example (c) repeating the word (d) a loud voice
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) often late (b) calm under pressure (c) a quick learner (d) a team player
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
33. 33.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) punctual (c) putting things off (d) easily distracted
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) well organised (b) putting things off (c) disorganised (d) often late
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.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
37. 37.💪 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
38. 38.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) shy in big groups

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