Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 114 · 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 am the best student in my school and I am good at everything.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
2. 2.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
3. 3.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) laugh it off (b) answer anything (c) ask them to rephrase (d) look away
4. 4.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
5. 5.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your background
7. 7.🎤 “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
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.🎤 “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
10. 10.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) blame others (b) get angry (c) explain it honestly (d) hide it
12. 12.🎤 “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
13. 13.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 15 minutes (b) half an hour (c) 1 to 2 minutes (d) 10 seconds
14. 14.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “Well, my name is on the form, so you know it already.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your skills to the role (b) other candidates’ flaws (c) your family’s fame (d) your need for money
17. 17.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
18. 18.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.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
20. 20.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
21. 21.🎤 “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
22. 22.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
24. 24.🎤 “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
25. 25.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
26. 26.True or false: “I was born in 2008. My father’s name is… my mother’s name is… I have two cousins…” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
28. 28.True or false: “Well, my name is on the form, so you know it already.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) your background
32. 32.True or false: “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.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 strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) your motivation
37. 37.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True

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