Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 46 · 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? “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
2. 2.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) disorganised (c) poor at saying no (d) punctual
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) good with numbers (d) a team player
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
5. 5.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
6. 6.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) curious (c) shy in big groups (d) patient
7. 7.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is not believable (c) it is too honest (d) it is too humble
8. 8.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very honest (c) very humble (d) not genuine
9. 9.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) calm under pressure (c) good with numbers (d) disorganised
10. 10.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) curious (c) calm under pressure (d) impatient
11. 11.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) two or three (c) none (d) just one word
12. 12.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) how you are fixing it (c) a joke about it (d) who caused it
13. 13.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) often late (d) curious
14. 14.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) False (b) True
15. 15.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
16. 16.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) poor at saying no (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) patient (c) often late (d) calm under pressure
21. 21.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) well organised
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) a team player (c) easily distracted (d) often late
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) shy in big groups (c) punctual (d) well organised
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) curious (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) a quick learner (c) poor at saying no (d) disorganised
33. 33.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) shy in big groups (d) good with numbers
35. 35.💪 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
36. 36.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.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) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) curious (c) poor at saying no (d) good with numbers
40. 40.💪 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

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