Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 655 · 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.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too humble (c) it is too honest (d) it is too detailed
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
3. 3.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) impatient (c) a quick learner (d) disorganised
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) punctual (c) patient (d) a quick learner
6. 6.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) impatient (d) well organised
8. 8.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) who caused it (c) why it is fine (d) a joke about it
9. 9.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) repeating the word (c) a real example (d) a loud voice
10. 10.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) not genuine (c) very humble (d) very detailed
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
12. 12.💪 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
13. 13.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 an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) a team player (c) putting things off (d) calm under pressure
15. 15.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) a quick learner (c) shy in big groups (d) curious
16. 16.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
20. 20.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
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) disorganised (c) punctual (d) poor at saying no
22. 22.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) a team player (c) punctual (d) easily distracted
24. 24.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) patient (c) a quick learner (d) a team player
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) curious (b) easily distracted (c) putting things off (d) shy in big groups
27. 27.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
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) patient
29. 29.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
30. 30.💪 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
31. 31.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) poor at saying no (c) putting things off (d) good with numbers
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) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.💪 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
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) shy in big groups (d) calm under pressure
37. 37.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) shy in big groups (c) punctual (d) disorganised
39. 39.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) often late (c) impatient (d) shy in big groups
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) good with numbers (c) often late (d) punctual

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