Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 51 · 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 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
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) impatient (c) often late (d) calm under pressure
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.💪 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) often late (c) a team player (d) impatient
8. 8.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
10. 10.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) just one word (c) two or three (d) twenty
11. 11.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) punctual (d) often late
12. 12.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) curious (c) patient (d) easily distracted
13. 13.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) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) often late (c) punctual (d) well organised
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) a quick learner (c) poor at saying no (d) curious
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) disorganised (c) calm under pressure (d) a team player
18. 18.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) poor at saying no (c) good with numbers (d) well organised
19. 19.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a loud voice (c) repeating the word (d) a big claim
20. 20.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) impatient (c) good with numbers (d) shy in big groups
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
24. 24.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
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
27. 27.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
29. 29.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) putting things off (c) curious (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.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
32. 32.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) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) poor at saying no (c) putting things off (d) good with numbers
34. 34.💪 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
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) punctual (c) putting things off (d) impatient
36. 36.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) shy in big groups (c) punctual (d) patient
38. 38.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very detailed (c) not genuine (d) very honest
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.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False

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