Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 425 · 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 a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) calm under pressure (c) impatient (d) good with numbers
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
3. 3.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) who caused it (c) why it is fine (d) a joke about it
6. 6.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
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
8. 8.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a loud voice (c) repeating the word (d) a real example
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) good with numbers
13. 13.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
14. 14.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) shy in big groups (c) a quick learner (d) poor at saying no
17. 17.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
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) well organised (b) easily distracted (c) poor at saying no (d) shy in big groups
20. 20.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) not genuine (c) very honest (d) very humble
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) curious (c) patient (d) easily distracted
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
24. 24.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too honest (c) it is not believable (d) it is too detailed
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) good with numbers
28. 28.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) calm under pressure (c) punctual (d) disorganised
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) often late
32. 32.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) disorganised (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) disorganised (c) shy in big groups (d) punctual
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) impatient (c) good with numbers (d) a quick learner
36. 36.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
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 an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) two or three (c) twenty (d) none
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
40. 40.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) curious (d) impatient

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