Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 90 · 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 organised: I planned our class trip budget and we stayed within ₹200 per student.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) a team player (c) good with numbers (d) calm under pressure
4. 4.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) not genuine (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) very honest
5. 5.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
6. 6.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
7. 7.True or false: “My weakness is that I work too hard and I am too perfect.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I am lazy and I hate getting up early.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shy in big groups (b) easily distracted (c) often late (d) good with numbers
10. 10.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) putting things off (c) calm under pressure (d) patient
11. 11.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
13. 13.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too honest (b) it is too humble (c) it is not believable (d) it is too detailed
14. 14.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
16. 16.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) easily distracted (b) punctual (c) a quick learner (d) well organised
17. 17.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) good with numbers (b) easily distracted (c) shy in big groups (d) impatient
18. 18.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) twenty (b) none (c) two or three (d) just one word
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) punctual (c) disorganised (d) calm under pressure
20. 20.💪 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
21. 21.💪 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
22. 22.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) why it is fine (c) who caused it (d) how you are fixing it
23. 23.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) patient (c) shy in big groups (d) punctual
24. 24.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) impatient (c) putting things off (d) a quick learner
25. 25.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) False (b) True
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
28. 28.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) repeating the word (b) a loud voice (c) a big claim (d) a real example
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) curious (c) good with numbers (d) putting things off
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) putting things off (c) well organised (d) easily distracted
31. 31.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
32. 32.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: disorganised? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
33. 33.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) well organised (b) impatient (c) curious (d) a team player
35. 35.True or false: “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” is an honest and useful answer. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.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
37. 37.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
38. 38.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) curious (b) calm under pressure (c) patient (d) poor at saying no
39. 39.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) poor at saying no (b) a team player (c) easily distracted (d) often late

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