Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 43 · 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.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
2. 2.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) not genuine (c) very detailed (d) very honest
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) putting things off (c) disorganised (d) often late
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
5. 5.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) False (b) True
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 good answer (b) a poor answer
7. 7.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a big claim (c) a loud voice (d) a real example
8. 8.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) patient
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) a team player (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
12. 12.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) poor at saying no (c) calm under pressure (d) well organised
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) good with numbers (c) shy in big groups (d) patient
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) poor at saying no (d) shy in big groups
16. 16.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) putting things off (c) a team player (d) often late
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) patient (c) good with numbers (d) often late
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too honest (c) it is too humble (d) it is not believable
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) a quick learner (d) easily distracted
22. 22.💪 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
23. 23.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) none (c) just one word (d) twenty
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.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
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) calm under pressure (c) easily distracted (d) curious
28. 28.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) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) punctual (c) shy in big groups (d) a quick learner
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) shy in big groups (d) patient
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
34. 34.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) how you are fixing it (c) who caused it (d) a joke about it
35. 35.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) a team player (c) disorganised (d) punctual
38. 38.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.💪 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
40. 40.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True

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