Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 49 · 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.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
2. 2.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) well organised (c) often late (d) patient
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) punctual (c) a team player (d) disorganised
5. 5.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) a quick learner (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised
7. 7.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
8. 8.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
10. 10.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
11. 11.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) just one word (c) none (d) two or three
12. 12.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) a joke about it (c) why it is fine (d) who caused it
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.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
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
16. 16.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) repeating the word (c) a big claim (d) a real example
18. 18.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too honest (c) it is not believable (d) it is too humble
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
20. 20.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) impatient (c) disorganised (d) shy in big groups
22. 22.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) a team player (c) easily distracted (d) calm under pressure
24. 24.💪 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
25. 25.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) putting things off (c) punctual (d) impatient
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) patient (d) shy in big groups
27. 27.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) calm under pressure (c) impatient (d) good with numbers
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) shy in big groups (c) a quick learner (d) a team player
30. 30.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
31. 31.💪 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
32. 32.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) calm under pressure
33. 33.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) disorganised (c) easily distracted (d) poor at saying no
36. 36.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
37. 37.💪 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
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.💪 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

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