Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 112 · 40 questions

Tip (Find the real question): Background: “Tell me about yourself”, “Walk me through your résumé”. Motivation: “Why this course / internship?”. Future plans: “Where do you see yourself in five years?”. Handling problems: “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” What you would add: “Why should we choose you?” — link your skills to the role. “Tell me about yourself” in 1–2 minutes: what you study → one or two strengths with proof → why this place fits your goal. If you don’t know an answer, say so honestly.

1. 1.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I just finished Class 12 in commerce. Helping at my uncle’s shop on weekends taught me billing and patience, so this cashier role interests me.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
2. 2.True or false: “I just finished Class 12 in commerce. Helping at my uncle’s shop on weekends taught me billing and patience, so this cashier role interests me.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your background
4. 4.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) hide it (b) blame others (c) explain it honestly (d) get angry
5. 5.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
6. 6.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) look away (b) laugh it off (c) answer anything (d) ask them to rephrase
7. 7.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I was born in 2008. My father’s name is… my mother’s name is… I have two cousins…” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
8. 8.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I am a first-year computer science student. I build small websites for school clubs and want to learn in a real team this summer.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
9. 9.True or false: “I just finished Class 12 in commerce. Helping at my uncle’s shop on weekends taught me billing and patience, so this cashier role interests me.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I am the best student in my school and I am good at everything.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
12. 12.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) say so honestly (b) change the topic (c) make something up (d) stay silent
13. 13.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 1 to 2 minutes (b) 10 seconds (c) half an hour (d) 15 minutes
17. 17.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) your background
19. 19.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your full life story (b) all your hobbies (c) study, strengths, goal (d) your family tree
22. 22.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I am in Class 12 and enjoy maths. Last summer I taught younger children at our society’s free tuition, so I want to study education.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
23. 23.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
24. 24.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
25. 25.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I am a Class 11 student who reads a lot. I run our class library corner and would love to help at the school library.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
26. 26.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
27. 27.True or false: “I am the best student in my school and I am good at everything.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
29. 29.True or false: “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
31. 31.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “Well, my name is on the form, so you know it already.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
33. 33.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) your background
34. 34.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your skills to the role (b) your need for money (c) other candidates’ flaws (d) your family’s fame
36. 36.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I was born in 2008. My father’s name is… my mother’s name is… I have two cousins…” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I am a Class 11 student who reads a lot. I run our class library corner and would love to help at the school library.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) what you would add

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