Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 672 · 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 have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) easily distracted (c) curious (d) impatient
4. 4.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) calm under pressure (b) shy in big groups (c) putting things off (d) disorganised
5. 5.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
6. 6.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very humble (c) not genuine (d) very honest
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) curious (c) patient (d) good with numbers
8. 8.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) good with numbers (c) putting things off (d) a team player
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) good with numbers
15. 15.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too honest (c) it is too humble (d) it is too detailed
16. 16.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
17. 17.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) well organised (c) easily distracted (d) poor at saying no
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 poor answer (b) a good answer
19. 19.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) two or three (c) none (d) twenty
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) patient (c) calm under pressure (d) well organised
21. 21.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
22. 22.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) calm under pressure (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
23. 23.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) a joke about it (d) how you are fixing it
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
25. 25.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
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
27. 27.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.💪 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) curious (c) impatient (d) calm under pressure
30. 30.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
31. 31.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a loud voice (c) a big claim (d) repeating the word
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
33. 33.💪 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
34. 34.💪 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
35. 35.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
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
37. 37.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) False (b) True
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
39. 39.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) putting things off (c) disorganised (d) a quick learner
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) patient (c) often late (d) putting things off

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