Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 467 · 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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) a quick learner (c) well organised (d) putting things off
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
4. 4.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) well organised (c) often late (d) disorganised
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) easily distracted (c) poor at saying no (d) shy in big groups
7. 7.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
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) a team player (d) disorganised
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a real example (c) a big claim (d) repeating the word
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) poor at saying no (c) good with numbers (d) punctual
14. 14.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) patient
15. 15.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) True (b) False
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) curious (c) poor at saying no (d) putting things off
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) patient (c) shy in big groups (d) well organised
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) twenty (c) two or three (d) just one word
22. 22.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too humble (c) it is too detailed (d) it is not believable
23. 23.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very humble (c) very honest (d) not genuine
24. 24.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) curious
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) putting things off (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) good with numbers (c) calm under pressure (d) well organised
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) why it is fine (c) a joke about it (d) how you are fixing it
32. 32.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
33. 33.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) patient (c) impatient (d) calm under pressure
35. 35.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
36. 36.💪 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
37. 37.💪 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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) shy in big groups (c) good with numbers (d) disorganised
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
40. 40.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

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