Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 307 · 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: “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) False (b) True
2. 2.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your family tree (b) study, strengths, goal (c) all your hobbies (d) your full life story
3. 3.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your need for money (b) other candidates’ flaws (c) your family’s fame (d) your skills to the role
4. 4.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems
5. 5.🎤 “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
6. 6.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
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.🎤 “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
9. 9.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 1 to 2 minutes (b) 15 minutes (c) 10 seconds (d) half an hour
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 weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
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) False (b) True
12. 12.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your future plans (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
13. 13.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your background
14. 14.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
15. 15.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎤 “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
18. 18.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
19. 19.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🌀 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
21. 21.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.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) False (b) True
23. 23.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your motivation (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
24. 24.🎤 “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
25. 25.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) your background
27. 27.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) stay silent (b) say so honestly (c) change the topic (d) make something up
28. 28.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) your future plans (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
30. 30.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems
31. 31.🎤 “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
32. 32.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) hide it (b) explain it honestly (c) get angry (d) blame others
33. 33.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.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) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False

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