Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 26 · 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) shy in big groups (c) a quick learner (d) well organised
3. 3.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too humble (c) it is not believable (d) it is too detailed
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) putting things off (c) shy in big groups (d) good with numbers
5. 5.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) calm under pressure
7. 7.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
8. 8.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) curious (d) impatient
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) disorganised (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
11. 11.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) calm under pressure (c) punctual (d) impatient
12. 12.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
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) a quick learner (d) well organised
14. 14.💪 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) often late (c) patient (d) calm under pressure
16. 16.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) calm under pressure (c) putting things off (d) punctual
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
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.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) a team player (c) often late (d) good with numbers
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.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) impatient (c) shy in big groups (d) often late
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.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) True (b) False
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
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.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) well organised (c) a quick learner (d) poor at saying no
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) good with numbers (c) punctual (d) poor at saying no
31. 31.💪 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
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) impatient (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) easily distracted (c) poor at saying no (d) a quick learner
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) calm under pressure (d) disorganised
36. 36.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
37. 37.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) not genuine (c) very humble (d) very honest
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
39. 39.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
40. 40.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

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