Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 28 · 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 do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
3. 3.🎤 “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
4. 4.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your motivation (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
5. 5.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your background
6. 6.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.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
8. 8.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) your motivation
9. 9.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) True (b) False
10. 10.🎤 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
11. 11.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) study, strengths, goal (b) all your hobbies (c) your full life story (d) your family tree
12. 12.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.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
15. 15.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
16. 16.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
17. 17.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems
18. 18.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
19. 19.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) explain it honestly (b) hide it (c) get angry (d) blame others
20. 20.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎤 “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
22. 22.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) answer anything (b) look away (c) ask them to rephrase (d) laugh it off
23. 23.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
24. 24.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
25. 25.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems
26. 26.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🤔 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
28. 28.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your skills to the role (b) other candidates’ flaws (c) your need for money (d) your family’s fame
29. 29.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 1 to 2 minutes (b) half an hour (c) 15 minutes (d) 10 seconds
31. 31.🎤 “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
32. 32.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎤 “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
35. 35.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
36. 36.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
37. 37.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
38. 38.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
39. 39.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
40. 40.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

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