Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 371 · 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.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is not believable (c) it is too honest (d) it is too detailed
2. 2.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I sometimes say yes to too many tasks, so now I keep a list and check it before taking on more.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
3. 3.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) well organised (d) disorganised
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) putting things off (d) patient
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) curious (c) impatient (d) a team player
8. 8.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) easily distracted (c) putting things off (d) impatient
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) good with numbers (c) punctual (d) putting things off
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
13. 13.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a team player (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
14. 14.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
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) putting things off (c) poor at saying no (d) easily distracted
20. 20.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) two or three (c) none (d) just one word
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) a quick learner
23. 23.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
24. 24.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) calm under pressure (d) impatient
25. 25.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) impatient (c) shy in big groups (d) calm under pressure
26. 26.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very honest (c) very detailed (d) very humble
27. 27.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) good with numbers (c) a quick learner (d) punctual
29. 29.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
30. 30.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
31. 31.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a big claim (c) repeating the word (d) a real example
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) well organised (c) curious (d) easily distracted
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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
36. 36.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) a joke about it (d) how you are fixing it
37. 37.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
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
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.💪 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

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