Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 393 · 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 of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) putting things off (c) easily distracted (d) disorganised
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) a quick learner (c) well organised (d) calm under pressure
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
4. 4.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
5. 5.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a big claim (c) repeating the word (d) a loud voice
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.💪 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
8. 8.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
9. 9.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) shy in big groups (c) patient (d) often late
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
12. 12.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) poor at saying no (c) a quick learner (d) calm under pressure
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) good with numbers (c) a quick learner (d) well organised
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a team player (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
15. 15.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) False (b) True
16. 16.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) why it is fine (c) who caused it (d) how you are fixing it
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
18. 18.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is not believable (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too humble
19. 19.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) not genuine
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) a quick learner (c) patient (d) a team player
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
23. 23.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
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) impatient (c) patient (d) curious
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
27. 27.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) shy in big groups (c) a quick learner (d) a team player
28. 28.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) patient (c) a quick learner (d) disorganised
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.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) False (b) True
33. 33.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) False (b) True
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
36. 36.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) poor at saying no (c) putting things off (d) calm under pressure
38. 38.💪 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
39. 39.💪 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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) well organised (d) disorganised

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