Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 373 · 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 can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) make something up (b) change the topic (c) say so honestly (d) stay silent
3. 3.🎤 “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
4. 4.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) study, strengths, goal (b) all your hobbies (c) your full life story (d) your family tree
7. 7.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
8. 8.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
9. 9.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
10. 10.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
11. 11.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) your motivation (d) your future plans
12. 12.🎤 “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
13. 13.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
14. 14.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your future plans (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
15. 15.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
17. 17.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎤 “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
19. 19.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.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
22. 22.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
23. 23.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
24. 24.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) ask them to rephrase (b) laugh it off (c) look away (d) answer anything
26. 26.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your motivation. (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: “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
29. 29.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
30. 30.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your background
31. 31.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 1 to 2 minutes (b) half an hour (c) 10 seconds (d) 15 minutes
32. 32.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your future plans
33. 33.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
34. 34.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
35. 35.🎤 “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 strong answer (b) a weak answer
36. 36.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) False (b) True
37. 37.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) your background
38. 38.🎤 “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
39. 39.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎤 “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

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