Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 897 · 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.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) how you are fixing it (c) who caused it (d) a joke about it
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
3. 3.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
4. 4.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a real example (b) repeating the word (c) a loud voice (d) a big claim
5. 5.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) a quick learner (c) well organised (d) often late
6. 6.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) patient (c) poor at saying no (d) well organised
8. 8.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) False (b) True
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) disorganised (b) often late (c) easily distracted (d) patient
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) curious (c) well organised (d) shy in big groups
13. 13.💪 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
14. 14.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
15. 15.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) patient (d) disorganised
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) putting things off (c) easily distracted (d) a team player
17. 17.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
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.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
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very humble (c) very detailed (d) not genuine
22. 22.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) two or three (b) none (c) twenty (d) just one word
23. 23.True or false: “I am not very good with spreadsheets yet, so I am doing a free online course on them.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) well organised (c) disorganised (d) often late
25. 25.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) easily distracted (c) curious (d) calm under pressure
26. 26.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) good with numbers (b) well organised (c) punctual (d) poor at saying no
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) patient (b) good with numbers (c) calm under pressure (d) impatient
29. 29.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) punctual (c) patient (d) putting things off
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) calm under pressure (c) putting things off (d) poor at saying no
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) easily distracted (b) putting things off (c) punctual (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 good answer (b) a poor answer
34. 34.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
35. 35.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too honest (c) it is too detailed (d) it is not believable
36. 36.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) disorganised (c) patient (d) a team player
37. 37.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) impatient (c) often late (d) curious
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) True (b) False
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
40. 40.💪 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

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