Interview Skills Worksheet: Strengths and Weaknesses

Interview skills lesson 13: Strengths and weaknesses · Set 99 · 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: “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
2. 2.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: often late? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) putting things off (c) curious (d) patient
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) often late (c) patient (d) curious
5. 5.True or false: “I am good at everything, really.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) punctual (b) disorganised (c) shy in big groups (d) easily distracted
7. 7.💪 A good weakness answer has two parts: the weakness and… (a) why it is fine (b) who caused it (c) how you are fixing it (d) a joke about it
8. 8.💪 What proves a strength best? (a) a loud voice (b) a big claim (c) a real example (d) repeating the word
9. 9.💪 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) punctual (b) curious (c) well organised (d) disorganised
11. 11.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: good with numbers? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
12. 12.💪 How many strengths should you prepare, each with an example? (a) just one word (b) none (c) twenty (d) two or three
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) often late (b) easily distracted (c) punctual (d) shy in big groups
14. 14.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) putting things off (b) poor at saying no (c) often late (d) patient
15. 15.💪 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
16. 16.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: a team player? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
17. 17.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) calm under pressure (b) curious (c) poor at saying no (d) patient
18. 18.True or false: “I get angry easily and I don’t plan to change.” is a poor answer. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “I am good at everything, really.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) calm under pressure (b) poor at saying no (c) patient (d) a team player
21. 21.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: shy in big groups? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
22. 22.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
23. 23.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) easily distracted (b) disorganised (c) calm under pressure (d) shy in big groups
24. 24.💪 Dressing up a strength as a weakness (“I am too perfect”) sounds… (a) very honest (b) very detailed (c) very humble (d) not genuine
25. 25.💪 Strengths and weaknesses: good or poor answer? “My strength? I don’t know, you tell me.” (a) a good answer (b) a poor answer
26. 26.💪 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
27. 27.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: poor at saying no? (a) a strength (b) a weakness
28. 28.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
29. 29.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) punctual (b) a team player (c) often late (d) patient
30. 30.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) True (b) False
31. 31.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: patient? (a) a weakness (b) a strength
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) impatient (b) shy in big groups (c) easily distracted (d) a quick learner
33. 33.💪 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
34. 34.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a team player (b) a quick learner (c) putting things off (d) good with numbers
35. 35.💪 Why is “I have no weaknesses” a poor answer? (a) it is too humble (b) it is too detailed (c) it is not believable (d) it is too honest
36. 36.Which of these is usually a strength? (a) a quick learner (b) shy in big groups (c) disorganised (d) easily distracted
37. 37.💪 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 good answer (b) a poor answer
38. 38.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) a quick learner (b) good with numbers (c) easily distracted (d) well organised
39. 39.Which of these is a weakness to work on? (a) patient (b) curious (c) impatient (d) a team player
40. 40.💪 Is this usually a strength or a weakness: impatient? (a) a strength (b) a weakness

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