Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 44 · 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.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) your future plans
2. 2.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
3. 3.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
4. 4.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your need for money (b) other candidates’ flaws (c) your family’s fame (d) your skills to the role
5. 5.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
7. 7.🎤 “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
8. 8.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) your future plans
9. 9.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
11. 11.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
12. 12.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) False (b) True
13. 13.🎤 “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
14. 14.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎤 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) your motivation
16. 16.🎤 “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
17. 17.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) study, strengths, goal (b) all your hobbies (c) your family tree (d) your full life story
18. 18.🎤 “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
19. 19.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
20. 20.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎤 “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
23. 23.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
24. 24.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) your motivation
25. 25.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) your motivation (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your background
27. 27.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
28. 28.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🎤 “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
30. 30.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) get angry (b) blame others (c) explain it honestly (d) hide it
31. 31.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🎤 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) your motivation
33. 33.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) laugh it off (b) look away (c) answer anything (d) ask them to rephrase
34. 34.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.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) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) say so honestly (b) stay silent (c) change the topic (d) make something up

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