Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 760 · 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 lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.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
3. 3.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) who caused it (b) a joke about it (c) why it is fine (d) how you are fixing it
4. 4.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is not believable (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too humble
5. 5.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) repeating the word (c) a real example (d) a loud voice
6. 6.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) twenty (d) two or three
7. 7.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a quick learner (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) easily distracted (c) impatient (d) disorganised
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
10. 10.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) often late (b) putting things off (c) good with numbers (d) shy in big groups
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) often late (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
14. 14.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 an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) good with numbers (c) a quick learner (d) shy in big groups
16. 16.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) punctual (c) often late (d) well organised
17. 17.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) easily distracted (b) curious (c) well organised (d) calm under pressure
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) curious (c) impatient (d) punctual
19. 19.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
21. 21.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) putting things off (b) a quick learner (c) good with numbers (d) a team player
22. 22.💪 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) good with numbers (c) calm under pressure (d) patient
24. 24.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
29. 29.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) impatient (c) often late (d) curious
30. 30.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) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) poor at saying no (d) good with numbers
33. 33.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
36. 36.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) not genuine (c) very detailed (d) very honest
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) calm under pressure (c) impatient (d) a quick learner
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True

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