Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 292 · 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) calm under pressure (b) curious (c) impatient (d) patient
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) shy in big groups (c) patient (d) good with numbers
3. 3.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) poor at saying no (b) good with numbers (c) patient (d) a team player
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
6. 6.💪 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) putting things off (c) curious (d) calm under pressure
8. 8.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) calm under pressure
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) shy in big groups (c) putting things off (d) punctual
10. 10.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) curious (c) impatient (d) a quick learner
11. 11.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) shy in big groups (c) patient (d) easily distracted
14. 14.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
15. 15.💪 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
16. 16.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
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a loud voice (c) a real example (d) a big claim
22. 22.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) a team player (d) disorganised
23. 23.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) well organised (b) poor at saying no (c) putting things off (d) shy in big groups
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) putting things off (c) disorganised (d) calm under pressure
25. 25.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) twenty (c) just one word (d) two or three
26. 26.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too honest (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too humble
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) often late (d) patient
28. 28.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) not genuine (c) very humble (d) very detailed
30. 30.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) impatient
31. 31.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
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
33. 33.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
35. 35.💪 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
36. 36.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) who caused it (c) why it is fine (d) how you are fixing it
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) easily distracted (c) good with numbers (d) impatient

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