Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 479 · 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.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a loud voice (c) a real example (d) repeating the word
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) patient (c) good with numbers (d) often late
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) good with numbers (c) a team player (d) impatient
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) good with numbers (c) disorganised (d) shy in big groups
6. 6.💪 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
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) punctual (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
11. 11.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too humble (c) it is not believable (d) it is too detailed
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) shy in big groups (c) calm under pressure (d) patient
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) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) calm under pressure (c) putting things off (d) impatient
17. 17.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) impatient (d) patient
19. 19.💪 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
20. 20.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) a team player (c) well organised (d) poor at saying no
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) putting things off (d) curious
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) punctual (c) easily distracted (d) a team player
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
27. 27.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
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) True (b) False
29. 29.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) twenty (c) two or three (d) none
30. 30.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
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
32. 32.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
33. 33.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
37. 37.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) a joke about it (c) who caused it (d) why it is fine
38. 38.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) curious (c) often late (d) punctual
39. 39.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) calm under pressure (c) disorganised (d) curious
40. 40.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 a poor answer. (a) True (b) False

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