Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 318 · 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 makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🏆 “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
3. 3.🎤 “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
4. 4.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your background
5. 5.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
6. 6.🎤 “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
7. 7.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
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 weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎤 “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
12. 12.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) look away (b) laugh it off (c) ask them to rephrase (d) answer anything
13. 13.🎤 “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
14. 14.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) your future plans (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
18. 18.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.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) False (b) True
20. 20.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
21. 21.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.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
23. 23.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
24. 24.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) your motivation (d) what you would add
25. 25.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your full life story (b) study, strengths, goal (c) all your hobbies (d) your family tree
27. 27.🎤 “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
28. 28.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
29. 29.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 15 minutes (b) half an hour (c) 10 seconds (d) 1 to 2 minutes
30. 30.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) blame others (b) get angry (c) explain it honestly (d) hide it
31. 31.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) make something up (b) say so honestly (c) change the topic (d) stay silent
33. 33.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
34. 34.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
35. 35.🎤 “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
36. 36.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
38. 38.🎤 “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
39. 39.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) False (b) True
40. 40.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your background

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