Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 45 · 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? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) your future plans (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
2. 2.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 10 seconds (b) 1 to 2 minutes (c) 15 minutes (d) half an hour
4. 4.🎤 “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
5. 5.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 strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.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
8. 8.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) say so honestly (b) make something up (c) change the topic (d) stay silent
9. 9.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) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems
12. 12.🎤 “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
13. 13.🎤 “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
14. 14.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) your background
15. 15.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
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: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
19. 19.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎤 “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
23. 23.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) all your hobbies (b) your family tree (c) study, strengths, goal (d) your full life story
24. 24.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your need for money (b) other candidates’ flaws (c) your skills to the role (d) your family’s fame
27. 27.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) True (b) False
28. 28.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “Well, my name is on the form, so you know it already.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
29. 29.True or false: “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎤 “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
37. 37.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) your background
39. 39.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False

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