Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 250 · 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.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
3. 3.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
4. 4.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
5. 5.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
6. 6.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) your motivation
7. 7.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I am the best student in my school and I am good at everything.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
8. 8.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
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: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) your motivation
13. 13.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) stay silent (b) say so honestly (c) make something up (d) change the topic
14. 14.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) what you would add (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
15. 15.🎤 “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
16. 16.🎤 “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
17. 17.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
18. 18.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) study, strengths, goal (b) your full life story (c) all your hobbies (d) your family tree
19. 19.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.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
21. 21.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) your future plans
22. 22.🎤 “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
23. 23.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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
25. 25.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
26. 26.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 1 to 2 minutes (b) 10 seconds (c) 15 minutes (d) half an hour
29. 29.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) your future plans
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) hide it (b) get angry (c) blame others (d) explain it honestly
37. 37.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
38. 38.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) answer anything (b) laugh it off (c) ask them to rephrase (d) look away
39. 39.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
40. 40.🎤 “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

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