Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 287 · 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 get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
5. 5.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
6. 6.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
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
8. 8.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
9. 9.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) a team player (c) easily distracted (d) often late
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
11. 11.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) well organised (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
13. 13.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) a team player
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) putting things off
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) disorganised (d) well organised
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) impatient (d) a quick learner
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
21. 21.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
22. 22.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) just one word (c) none (d) twenty
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very honest (c) not genuine (d) very detailed
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) calm under pressure (c) often late (d) poor at saying no
27. 27.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) why it is fine (c) a joke about it (d) who caused it
28. 28.💪 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
29. 29.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
30. 30.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is not believable (c) it is too honest (d) it is too humble
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
32. 32.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) patient (c) well organised (d) curious
34. 34.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) patient (c) impatient (d) often late
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.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) punctual (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
39. 39.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) a team player (c) a quick learner (d) punctual

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