Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 187 · 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.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
2. 2.🎤 “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
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: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.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
9. 9.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
10. 10.🎤 “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
11. 11.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) True (b) False
12. 12.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
13. 13.🎤 “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
14. 14.🎤 “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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
15. 15.🤔 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
16. 16.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎤 “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
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 weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 1 to 2 minutes (b) half an hour (c) 10 seconds (d) 15 minutes
22. 22.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.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
25. 25.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
26. 26.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
27. 27.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎤 “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
29. 29.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) all your hobbies (b) your family tree (c) your full life story (d) study, strengths, goal
30. 30.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) your motivation
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.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) explain it honestly (b) get angry (c) hide it (d) blame others
34. 34.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
35. 35.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) look away (b) answer anything (c) ask them to rephrase (d) laugh it off
36. 36.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
37. 37.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) your motivation (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) your future plans
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 strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True

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