Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 695 · 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) a loud voice (b) repeating the word (c) a real example (d) a big claim
2. 2.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
3. 3.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
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) patient (c) putting things off (d) a team player
5. 5.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very detailed (c) very honest (d) very humble
6. 6.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) punctual (c) impatient (d) a quick learner
7. 7.💪 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 poor answer (b) a good answer
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
9. 9.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
10. 10.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) patient (d) easily distracted
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.💪 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
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) good with numbers (c) punctual (d) shy in big groups
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) often late (c) patient (d) disorganised
19. 19.💪 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
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) disorganised (c) easily distracted (d) curious
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) often late (c) good with numbers (d) curious
22. 22.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) why it is fine (c) who caused it (d) how you are fixing it
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) disorganised (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
25. 25.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) disorganised (c) impatient (d) calm under pressure
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) well organised (c) disorganised (d) calm under pressure
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) good with numbers (d) impatient
28. 28.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) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) impatient (c) punctual (d) shy in big groups
30. 30.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) twenty (c) just one word (d) two or three
32. 32.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is not believable (c) it is too honest (d) it is too humble
33. 33.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
34. 34.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
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.💪 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
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
39. 39.💪 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
40. 40.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

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