Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

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

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