Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 567 · 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.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a big claim (c) a real example (d) a loud voice
2. 2.💪 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
3. 3.💪 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
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
5. 5.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) who caused it (c) a joke about it (d) why it is fine
6. 6.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
7. 7.💪 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
8. 8.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
10. 10.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) curious (c) impatient (d) patient
11. 11.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
13. 13.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.💪 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
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) curious (c) impatient (d) good with numbers
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) good with numbers (c) calm under pressure (d) patient
18. 18.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) a team player (c) calm under pressure (d) often late
19. 19.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) just one word (c) none (d) twenty
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
21. 21.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too honest (d) it is not believable
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) easily distracted (c) a team player (d) patient
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) calm under pressure (b) shy in big groups (c) often late (d) putting things off
25. 25.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very honest (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
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 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
29. 29.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) putting things off (c) often late (d) curious
31. 31.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) easily distracted (c) punctual (d) patient
32. 32.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
33. 33.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
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
36. 36.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
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) a team player (c) often late (d) shy in big groups
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) putting things off (c) calm under pressure (d) often late

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