Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 7 · 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 loud voice (c) a big claim (d) a real example
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
3. 3.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) a quick learner (d) poor at saying no
4. 4.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) a team player (c) well organised (d) a quick learner
6. 6.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) good with numbers (c) a quick learner (d) well organised
8. 8.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
9. 9.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) well organised (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
10. 10.💪 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
11. 11.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) impatient (c) easily distracted (d) disorganised
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) a team player (c) often late (d) patient
15. 15.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
16. 16.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) True (b) False
17. 17.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.True or false: “I used to get nervous speaking in class; I joined the debate club and it is getting easier.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) a team player (c) easily distracted (d) poor at saying no
23. 23.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too detailed (c) it is too humble (d) it is too honest
24. 24.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) not genuine (c) very humble (d) very detailed
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
27. 27.💪 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
28. 28.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.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) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
34. 34.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) patient (c) impatient (d) a quick learner
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) patient (c) impatient (d) easily distracted
36. 36.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.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
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) shy in big groups (c) curious (d) disorganised
39. 39.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) calm under pressure (c) good with numbers (d) putting things off
40. 40.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) how you are fixing it (d) a joke about it

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