Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 245 · 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.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) not genuine (c) very detailed (d) very humble
2. 2.💪 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
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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) poor at saying no (d) curious
6. 6.💪 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
7. 7.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) just one word (c) twenty (d) two or three
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) a team player (c) well organised (d) punctual
9. 9.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) a joke about it (c) how you are fixing it (d) who caused it
10. 10.💪 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
11. 11.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.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
13. 13.💪 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
14. 14.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
15. 15.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) a team player (d) shy in big groups
16. 16.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) False (b) True
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) punctual (c) curious (d) putting things off
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) patient (c) a team player (d) disorganised
21. 21.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.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
23. 23.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
24. 24.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
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) patient (c) good with numbers (d) punctual
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) often late (c) well organised (d) punctual
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) putting things off (b) punctual (c) a quick learner (d) patient
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) disorganised (c) calm under pressure (d) putting things off
32. 32.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
33. 33.💪 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
34. 34.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
35. 35.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) True (b) False
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
37. 37.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) repeating the word (c) a real example (d) a big claim
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) easily distracted (d) punctual
39. 39.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) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) putting things off (c) a quick learner (d) impatient

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