Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 447 · 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) calm under pressure (b) a team player (c) patient (d) impatient
2. 2.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) disorganised (c) often late (d) easily distracted
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) well organised (c) a team player (d) a quick learner
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
6. 6.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very humble (c) very honest (d) very detailed
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) poor at saying no (c) calm under pressure (d) well organised
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) well organised (c) curious (d) calm under pressure
10. 10.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) good with numbers
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) impatient (d) punctual
12. 12.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
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) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) shy in big groups (d) a quick learner
15. 15.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) shy in big groups (d) calm under pressure
16. 16.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) often late
19. 19.💪 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) good with numbers (c) poor at saying no (d) putting things off
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) well organised (c) a team player (d) a quick learner
22. 22.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good 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 a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) poor at saying no (c) impatient (d) shy in big groups
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
27. 27.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) shy in big groups (c) calm under pressure (d) easily distracted
29. 29.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) how you are fixing it (c) who caused it (d) why it is fine
30. 30.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a loud voice (c) a real example (d) a big claim
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
33. 33.💪 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
34. 34.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) often late (c) a team player (d) well organised
37. 37.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) twenty (c) none (d) two or three
38. 38.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too humble (d) it is too honest
40. 40.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) calm under pressure (c) poor at saying no (d) punctual

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