Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 978 · 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.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very detailed (c) not genuine (d) very humble
2. 2.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) a joke about it (b) how you are fixing it (c) why it is fine (d) who caused it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) putting things off (b) easily distracted (c) well organised (d) often late
4. 4.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) two or three (c) none (d) twenty
5. 5.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) impatient (b) often late (c) poor at saying no (d) punctual
7. 7.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: punctual? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) poor at saying no (c) impatient (d) disorganised
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) well organised (c) a team player (d) often late
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: easily distracted? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
12. 12.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
13. 13.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a quick learner? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
14. 14.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) well organised (c) good with numbers (d) often late
15. 15.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) impatient (b) good with numbers (c) a team player (d) curious
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good with numbers (b) disorganised (c) poor at saying no (d) impatient
17. 17.💪 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
18. 18.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too detailed (b) it is too humble (c) it is not believable (d) it is too honest
19. 19.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I have no weaknesses at all.” (a) a poor answer (b) a good answer
20. 20.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
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.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
23. 23.💪 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
24. 24.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: putting things off? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
25. 25.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) patient (b) disorganised (c) easily distracted (d) poor at saying no
26. 26.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: calm under pressure? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) putting things off (c) punctual (d) a team player
28. 28.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
29. 29.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a big claim (c) a real example (d) repeating the word
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quick learner (b) calm under pressure (c) shy in big groups (d) punctual
31. 31.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) curious (c) poor at saying no (d) punctual
32. 32.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) True (b) False
33. 33.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
34. 34.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) putting things off (b) a team player (c) a quick learner (d) punctual
35. 35.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
36. 36.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: curious? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) curious (b) punctual (c) poor at saying no (d) patient
38. 38.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) well organised (b) a quick learner (c) disorganised (d) calm under pressure
39. 39.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
40. 40.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a big claim (b) a loud voice (c) a real example (d) repeating the word

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