Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 525 · 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.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
2. 2.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) disorganised (c) easily distracted (d) curious
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) poor at saying no (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
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 good answer (b) a poor answer
7. 7.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.💪 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
9. 9.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
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.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) punctual (c) good with numbers (d) putting things off
14. 14.💪 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) a team player (c) disorganised (d) shy in big groups
16. 16.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) easily distracted (c) curious (d) a quick learner
17. 17.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) True (b) False
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
20. 20.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) well organised
21. 21.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) False (b) True
22. 22.💪 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
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) why it is fine (c) a joke about it (d) who caused it
25. 25.True or false: “I am a good listener — friends often talk problems through with me, and I help them think of options.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) punctual (c) disorganised (d) putting things off
27. 27.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
28. 28.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
29. 29.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) often late (c) patient (d) good with numbers
30. 30.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) very honest
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) calm under pressure (c) disorganised (d) often late
32. 32.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
35. 35.💪 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
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) disorganised (c) a team player (d) punctual
38. 38.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
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) curious (c) a quick learner (d) calm under pressure
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) a quick learner (d) shy in big groups

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