Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 79 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) curious (c) calm under pressure (d) disorganised
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) poor at saying no (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) impatient (c) shy in big groups (d) putting things off
5. 5.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
6. 6.💪 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
7. 7.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) False (b) True
8. 8.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) two or three (c) just one word (d) twenty
9. 9.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) patient (c) a team player (d) often late
10. 10.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
11. 11.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very humble (c) very honest (d) very detailed
12. 12.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is not believable (c) it is too detailed (d) it is too honest
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
14. 14.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
15. 15.💪 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
16. 16.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
17. 17.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) putting things off (d) a quick learner
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.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
20. 20.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) well organised (c) often late (d) poor at saying no
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a big claim (c) a real example (d) repeating the word
23. 23.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) how you are fixing it (c) a joke about it (d) who caused it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) disorganised (c) poor at saying no (d) a team player
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
26. 26.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) easily distracted (c) curious (d) impatient
28. 28.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
29. 29.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
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) often late (c) a quick learner (d) calm under pressure
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) a quick learner (c) calm under pressure (d) poor at saying no
33. 33.💪 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
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
36. 36.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) patient (c) easily distracted (d) punctual
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) well organised (c) curious (d) putting things off

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