Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 335 · 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 “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎤 “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
3. 3.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your motivation (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
4. 4.🎤 “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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
5. 5.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems
10. 10.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
11. 11.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) your background
12. 12.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
13. 13.🎤 “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
14. 14.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
15. 15.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.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
17. 17.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your family’s fame (b) your need for money (c) other candidates’ flaws (d) your skills to the role
18. 18.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
19. 19.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
21. 21.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
22. 22.🎤 “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
23. 23.🎤 “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
24. 24.🎤 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) what you would add
25. 25.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 10 seconds (b) half an hour (c) 15 minutes (d) 1 to 2 minutes
27. 27.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your background
28. 28.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
29. 29.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) make something up (b) stay silent (c) say so honestly (d) change the topic
30. 30.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your future plans
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) hide it (b) explain it honestly (c) blame others (d) get angry
37. 37.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) what you would add
38. 38.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
40. 40.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False

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