Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 837 · 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 big claim (b) repeating the word (c) a real example (d) a loud voice
2. 2.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) very honest
3. 3.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
4. 4.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
5. 5.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
6. 6.💪 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
7. 7.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) poor at saying no (b) a quick learner (c) putting things off (d) disorganised
8. 8.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) two or three (d) twenty
9. 9.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (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 poor answer (b) a good answer
11. 11.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.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) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) well organised (d) putting things off
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) often late (c) good with numbers (d) calm under pressure
15. 15.💪 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
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) shy in big groups (c) often late (d) putting things off
17. 17.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is not believable (b) it is too humble (c) it is too honest (d) it is too detailed
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) a team player (d) shy in big groups
19. 19.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) easily distracted (c) good with numbers (d) calm under pressure
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) often late (c) patient (d) disorganised
21. 21.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) True (b) False
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
23. 23.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) putting things off (c) easily distracted (d) poor at saying no
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: “I am organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) calm under pressure (c) a quick learner (d) easily distracted
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
29. 29.💪 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
30. 30.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) a joke about it (c) how you are fixing it (d) who caused it
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
32. 32.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) poor at saying no (c) a quick learner (d) good with numbers
34. 34.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
35. 35.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
36. 36.💪 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
37. 37.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
38. 38.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a team player (b) putting things off (c) easily distracted (d) impatient
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength

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