Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 444 · 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 the best student in my school and I am good at everything.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
2. 2.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎤 “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
5. 5.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
6. 6.🎤 “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
7. 7.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
8. 8.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
10. 10.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
11. 11.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) True (b) False
12. 12.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
13. 13.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) what you would add
14. 14.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) what you would add (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
15. 15.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 15 minutes (b) 10 seconds (c) half an hour (d) 1 to 2 minutes
16. 16.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
20. 20.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) study, strengths, goal (b) your full life story (c) your family tree (d) all your hobbies
21. 21.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
23. 23.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎤 “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
25. 25.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) what you would add
27. 27.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) make something up (b) say so honestly (c) change the topic (d) stay silent
28. 28.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) False (b) True
29. 29.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) answer anything (b) look away (c) laugh it off (d) ask them to rephrase
30. 30.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) blame others (b) get angry (c) explain it honestly (d) hide it
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) what you would add
38. 38.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎤 “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
40. 40.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) True (b) False

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