Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 333 · 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.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) your motivation (d) your future plans
2. 2.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎤 “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
4. 4.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
6. 6.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎤 “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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
8. 8.🎤 “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
9. 9.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) half an hour (b) 1 to 2 minutes (c) 10 seconds (d) 15 minutes
10. 10.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
11. 11.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
13. 13.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
14. 14.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) your future plans
15. 15.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
16. 16.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) what you would add
18. 18.🎤 “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
19. 19.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🤔 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
21. 21.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) your future plans
23. 23.🎤 “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
24. 24.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
25. 25.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your full life story (b) study, strengths, goal (c) your family tree (d) all your hobbies
26. 26.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.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
28. 28.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
29. 29.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 weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) explain it honestly (b) blame others (c) get angry (d) hide it
31. 31.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
32. 32.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
33. 33.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
34. 34.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) True (b) False
35. 35.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
36. 36.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
37. 37.🎤 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 background (d) your motivation
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.🎤 “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
40. 40.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans

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