Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 448 · 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: “I am the best student in my school and I am good at everything.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your motivation (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
3. 3.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🤔 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
5. 5.🎤 “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
6. 6.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
7. 7.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
8. 8.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
9. 9.🎤 “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
10. 10.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your family’s fame (b) your need for money (c) your skills to the role (d) other candidates’ flaws
11. 11.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎤 “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
13. 13.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) True (b) False
14. 14.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your motivation (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
15. 15.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) your motivation (d) your future plans
16. 16.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) your background
18. 18.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
20. 20.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
21. 21.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) your background
22. 22.🎤 “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
23. 23.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 1 to 2 minutes (b) 10 seconds (c) 15 minutes (d) half an hour
24. 24.🎤 “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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
25. 25.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) study, strengths, goal (b) your full life story (c) all your hobbies (d) your family tree
26. 26.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) look away (b) ask them to rephrase (c) laugh it off (d) answer anything
27. 27.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
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) False (b) True
30. 30.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
31. 31.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your background
32. 32.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) your motivation (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
33. 33.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) your future plans (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
35. 35.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.🎤 “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

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