Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 339 · 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) well organised (b) impatient (c) often late (d) poor at saying no
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) punctual
3. 3.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.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) True (b) False
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) curious (c) patient (d) a team player
7. 7.💪 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
8. 8.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) how you are fixing it (c) why it is fine (d) who caused it
10. 10.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) repeating the word (c) a big claim (d) a loud voice
11. 11.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too honest (c) it is too detailed (d) it is not believable
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) a quick learner (c) punctual (d) patient
13. 13.💪 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
14. 14.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) a quick learner (c) putting things off (d) a team player
16. 16.💪 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
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.💪 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
23. 23.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) not genuine (c) very honest (d) very humble
24. 24.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
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.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) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) good with numbers (d) easily distracted
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) punctual (c) a quick learner (d) curious
30. 30.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
31. 31.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) impatient (c) curious (d) punctual
32. 32.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) disorganised (c) punctual (d) a team player
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) a team player (c) good with numbers (d) patient
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) putting things off (c) poor at saying no (d) often late
37. 37.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness

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