Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 626 · 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: “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
2. 2.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) punctual (c) shy in big groups (d) easily distracted
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) punctual (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
4. 4.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) poor at saying no (c) calm under pressure (d) punctual
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) a team player (c) punctual (d) curious
6. 6.💪 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) shy in big groups (c) often late (d) easily distracted
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) a team player (c) easily distracted (d) well organised
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
10. 10.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
11. 11.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) calm under pressure (d) poor at saying no
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
13. 13.💪 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
14. 14.💪 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
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) easily distracted (c) impatient (d) curious
18. 18.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) repeating the word (c) a big claim (d) a real example
19. 19.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) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) often late (c) poor at saying no (d) a quick learner
21. 21.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) easily distracted (c) curious (d) disorganised
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) curious (c) punctual (d) a team player
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) twenty (c) just one word (d) two or three
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) not genuine (c) very detailed (d) very honest
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) good with numbers (c) often late (d) patient
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) putting things off (d) punctual
34. 34.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) disorganised (b) good with numbers (c) a team player (d) calm under pressure
35. 35.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
36. 36.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) easily distracted (c) a quick learner (d) curious
37. 37.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) how you are fixing it (c) a joke about it (d) why it is fine
38. 38.💪 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
39. 39.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) False (b) True
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness

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