Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 47 · 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 usually a strength? (a) patient (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) disorganised
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) well organised (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
3. 3.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
7. 7.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) well organised (c) patient (d) often late
13. 13.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) good with numbers (c) impatient (d) patient
16. 16.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) putting things off (c) calm under pressure (d) a team player
17. 17.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
18. 18.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) disorganised (d) a quick learner
22. 22.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) shy in big groups (c) patient (d) curious
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) often late (c) a quick learner (d) shy in big groups
24. 24.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too honest (d) it is too humble
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) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) impatient (d) well organised
27. 27.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a big claim (c) a real example (d) a loud voice
28. 28.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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) curious (d) shy in big groups
30. 30.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) curious
31. 31.💪 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
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) disorganised (c) shy in big groups (d) punctual
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) calm under pressure (c) a team player (d) poor at saying no
34. 34.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) who caused it (c) why it is fine (d) how you are fixing it
35. 35.💪 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
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
37. 37.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) calm under pressure
38. 38.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
39. 39.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) punctual (c) patient (d) putting things off

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