Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 2 · 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.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 1 to 2 minutes (b) 10 seconds (c) half an hour (d) 15 minutes
2. 2.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎤 “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
5. 5.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
6. 6.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
7. 7.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) False (b) True
8. 8.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
9. 9.🎤 “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
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 strong answer (b) a weak answer
11. 11.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) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
14. 14.🎤 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) what you would add
15. 15.🎤 “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
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.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) False (b) True
20. 20.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
21. 21.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your full life story (b) your family tree (c) study, strengths, goal (d) all your hobbies
22. 22.🎤 “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
23. 23.🎤 “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
24. 24.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎤 “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
26. 26.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
27. 27.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
28. 28.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) your future plans
29. 29.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎤 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 future plans
37. 37.🌀 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
38. 38.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your need for money (b) your skills to the role (c) other candidates’ flaws (d) your family’s fame
40. 40.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems

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