Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 75 · 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 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
2. 2.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
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
4. 4.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
5. 5.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very detailed (b) very honest (c) very humble (d) not genuine
6. 6.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) twenty (d) two or three
8. 8.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) calm under pressure
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
10. 10.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) poor at saying no (c) well organised (d) a team player
12. 12.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) a team player (c) shy in big groups (d) punctual
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
15. 15.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) curious (c) a quick learner (d) often late
16. 16.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
18. 18.💪 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
19. 19.💪 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
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) punctual (c) putting things off (d) calm under pressure
24. 24.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) good with numbers (c) calm under pressure (d) impatient
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) poor at saying no (c) putting things off (d) disorganised
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) a quick learner (c) shy in big groups (d) disorganised
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) putting things off (c) often late (d) a team player
30. 30.💪 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
31. 31.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) how you are fixing it (b) why it is fine (c) a joke about it (d) who caused it
32. 32.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) a big claim (c) repeating the word (d) a loud voice
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) good with numbers (c) easily distracted (d) putting things off
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) putting things off (c) often late (d) curious
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) impatient (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
36. 36.💪 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
37. 37.💪 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
38. 38.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) shy in big groups (c) well organised (d) curious
40. 40.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer

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