Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 424 · 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.🎤 “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
2. 2.🧩 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
3. 3.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
5. 5.🎤 “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
6. 6.🎤 “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
7. 7.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your motivation (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your background
8. 8.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your background
10. 10.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
11. 11.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
12. 12.🎤 “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
13. 13.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
14. 14.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
15. 15.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
16. 16.🎤 “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
17. 17.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
18. 18.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) blame others (b) hide it (c) get angry (d) explain it honestly
21. 21.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
22. 22.🎤 “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
23. 23.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) what you would add (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) your background
24. 24.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) make something up (b) stay silent (c) change the topic (d) say so honestly
25. 25.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) other candidates’ flaws (b) your skills to the role (c) your family’s fame (d) your need for money
26. 26.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) your background
28. 28.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
29. 29.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
30. 30.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
31. 31.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
32. 32.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) what you would add
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.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) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎤 “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
40. 40.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) answer anything (b) look away (c) ask them to rephrase (d) laugh it off

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