Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 514 · 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 lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) curious (c) often late (d) putting things off
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is not believable (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too humble
5. 5.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) calm under pressure (b) impatient (c) disorganised (d) often late
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) poor at saying no (c) impatient (d) putting things off
13. 13.💪 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
14. 14.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a real example (c) repeating the word (d) a loud voice
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) curious
16. 16.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) patient (c) curious (d) putting things off
19. 19.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) putting things off (d) good with numbers
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) calm under pressure (c) easily distracted (d) poor at saying no
22. 22.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) not genuine
24. 24.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) punctual (c) curious (d) often late
25. 25.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) well organised (c) impatient (d) good with numbers
27. 27.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) just one word (c) two or three (d) none
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) well organised (c) shy in big groups (d) putting things off
30. 30.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) shy in big groups (b) calm under pressure (c) good with numbers (d) curious
31. 31.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.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) False (b) True
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
34. 34.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) how you are fixing it (d) a joke about it
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) punctual (c) good with numbers (d) curious
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) impatient (d) a quick learner
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) patient (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
39. 39.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) shy in big groups (c) good with numbers (d) easily distracted
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness

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