Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 156 · 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 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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
2. 2.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
3. 3.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) your motivation
4. 4.🎤 “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
5. 5.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🤔 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
7. 7.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 10 seconds (b) 15 minutes (c) half an hour (d) 1 to 2 minutes
8. 8.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) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎤 “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
12. 12.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your family tree (b) all your hobbies (c) your full life story (d) study, strengths, goal
13. 13.🎤 “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
14. 14.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🌀 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
16. 16.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 strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your motivation (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
18. 18.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) False (b) True
19. 19.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) what you would add (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) your future plans
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎤 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
25. 25.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) get angry (b) explain it honestly (c) hide it (d) blame others
26. 26.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
27. 27.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) what you would add
28. 28.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.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
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.🎤 “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
34. 34.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.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) True (b) False
36. 36.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) your background
37. 37.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) what you would add
39. 39.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
40. 40.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems

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