Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 127 · 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: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎤 “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
4. 4.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
5. 5.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 10 seconds (b) 1 to 2 minutes (c) half an hour (d) 15 minutes
7. 7.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) all your hobbies (b) your full life story (c) study, strengths, goal (d) your family tree
8. 8.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) say so honestly (c) make something up (d) stay silent
9. 9.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) what you would add
10. 10.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
11. 11.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “Well, my name is on the form, so you know it already.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
13. 13.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
14. 14.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) True (b) False
15. 15.🎤 “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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
16. 16.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
17. 17.True or false: “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.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) what you would add
20. 20.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your background
21. 21.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎤 “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
23. 23.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
24. 24.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I am the best student in my school and I am good at everything.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
25. 25.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) blame others (b) get angry (c) hide it (d) explain it honestly
29. 29.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) answer anything (b) look away (c) laugh it off (d) ask them to rephrase
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
33. 33.🎤 “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
34. 34.True or false: “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.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) what you would add (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) your future plans
37. 37.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
39. 39.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
40. 40.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True

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