Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 332 · 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 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
2. 2.🎤 “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
3. 3.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) other candidates’ flaws (b) your skills to the role (c) your need for money (d) your family’s fame
4. 4.🤔 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
5. 5.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) your future plans
6. 6.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
7. 7.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
8. 8.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.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
10. 10.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “Well, my name is on the form, so you know it already.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
11. 11.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
13. 13.🎤 “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
14. 14.🎤 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) what you would add (d) your background
15. 15.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
16. 16.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
17. 17.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) explain it honestly (b) blame others (c) get angry (d) hide it
19. 19.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) study, strengths, goal (b) your family tree (c) your full life story (d) all your hobbies
20. 20.🎤 “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
21. 21.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
22. 22.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) half an hour (b) 10 seconds (c) 1 to 2 minutes (d) 15 minutes
23. 23.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.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
25. 25.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
26. 26.🎤 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 future plans (d) what you would add
27. 27.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “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.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🎤 “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
31. 31.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) laugh it off (b) look away (c) ask them to rephrase (d) answer anything
33. 33.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
35. 35.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.🎤 “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
40. 40.🎤 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) your background (d) what you would add

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