Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 849 · 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.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too honest (c) it is not believable (d) it is too detailed
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) shy in big groups (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
3. 3.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) none (b) twenty (c) just one word (d) two or three
4. 4.💪 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
5. 5.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very humble (b) very honest (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
6. 6.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) impatient (c) well organised (d) a quick learner
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
8. 8.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
9. 9.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) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) good with numbers (d) shy in big groups
11. 11.💪 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
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) disorganised (c) curious (d) punctual
13. 13.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) patient (c) disorganised (d) a team player
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) shy in big groups (c) a team player (d) good with numbers
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) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) disorganised (b) shy in big groups (c) putting things off (d) patient
18. 18.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
19. 19.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
21. 21.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: well organised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
23. 23.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
24. 24.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a real example (c) a loud voice (d) a big claim
25. 25.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) impatient (c) well organised (d) a quick learner
27. 27.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) punctual (c) poor at saying no (d) a quick learner
28. 28.💪 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) calm under pressure (c) good with numbers (d) punctual
30. 30.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) who caused it (c) how you are fixing it (d) why it is fine
31. 31.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) False (b) True
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
33. 33.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
34. 34.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) easily distracted (c) disorganised (d) a quick learner
35. 35.True or false: “I have no weaknesses at all.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.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
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.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) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a team player (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) a quick learner

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