Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 493 · 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? “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
2. 2.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) punctual (c) good with numbers (d) curious
6. 6.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) good with numbers
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) curious (c) good with numbers (d) impatient
8. 8.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very honest (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) putting things off (d) disorganised
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
12. 12.💪 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
13. 13.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) a team player (c) shy in big groups (d) good with numbers
14. 14.💪 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
15. 15.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
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
17. 17.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) good with numbers (d) often late
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) poor at saying no
19. 19.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) often late (d) a team player
20. 20.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) curious (c) often late (d) a team player
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.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
23. 23.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
25. 25.💪 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
26. 26.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a real example (c) a big claim (d) a loud voice
27. 27.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 an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too honest (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too humble
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) patient (c) shy in big groups (d) impatient
31. 31.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) punctual (c) well organised (d) patient
33. 33.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) punctual (c) impatient (d) disorganised
34. 34.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
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
36. 36.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
38. 38.💪 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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) calm under pressure (d) easily distracted
40. 40.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True

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