Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 382 · 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 “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) your future plans
3. 3.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your background
5. 5.🎤 “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
6. 6.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.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) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
10. 10.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your full life story (b) your family tree (c) all your hobbies (d) study, strengths, goal
11. 11.🎤 “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
12. 12.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎤 “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
16. 16.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
17. 17.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) what you would add
20. 20.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 1 to 2 minutes (b) 15 minutes (c) half an hour (d) 10 seconds
21. 21.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems
22. 22.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) make something up (c) stay silent (d) say so honestly
23. 23.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎤 “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
26. 26.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
27. 27.🎤 “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
28. 28.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
30. 30.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) laugh it off (b) ask them to rephrase (c) look away (d) answer anything
31. 31.🎤 “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
32. 32.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
33. 33.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) blame others (b) explain it honestly (c) get angry (d) hide it
34. 34.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
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) False (b) True
36. 36.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
37. 37.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
38. 38.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
39. 39.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) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True

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