Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 143 · 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.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your need for money (b) other candidates’ flaws (c) your family’s fame (d) your skills to the role
2. 2.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your family tree (b) your full life story (c) study, strengths, goal (d) all your hobbies
3. 3.🎤 “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
4. 4.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎤 “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
8. 8.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 10 seconds (b) half an hour (c) 15 minutes (d) 1 to 2 minutes
10. 10.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 strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.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
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 strong answer (b) a weak answer
13. 13.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
14. 14.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.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
16. 16.🎤 “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
17. 17.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) your motivation (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) your future plans
18. 18.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.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
20. 20.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) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.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) False (b) True
23. 23.🎤 “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
24. 24.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) your motivation
25. 25.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems
26. 26.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) what you would add (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
27. 27.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) False (b) True
28. 28.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) laugh it off (b) answer anything (c) look away (d) ask them to rephrase
29. 29.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
30. 30.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
32. 32.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) say so honestly (b) make something up (c) change the topic (d) stay silent
36. 36.🎤 “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
37. 37.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
38. 38.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎤 “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
40. 40.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False

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