Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 353 · 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.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 15 minutes (b) 10 seconds (c) 1 to 2 minutes (d) half an hour
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.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your future plans (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
4. 4.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
5. 5.🎤 “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
6. 6.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎤 “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 strong answer (b) a weak 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.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.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) True (b) False
11. 11.🎤 “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
12. 12.🎤 “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
13. 13.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your motivation (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
14. 14.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) your future plans (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
16. 16.🤔 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
17. 17.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
18. 18.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
19. 19.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your background
20. 20.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your family tree (b) your full life story (c) study, strengths, goal (d) all your hobbies
21. 21.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.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 strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
24. 24.🎤 “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
25. 25.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your need for money (b) your family’s fame (c) other candidates’ flaws (d) your skills to the role
26. 26.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
28. 28.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.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
34. 34.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
35. 35.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
36. 36.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
38. 38.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
40. 40.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True

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