Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 533 · 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.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your full life story (b) your family tree (c) all your hobbies (d) study, strengths, goal
2. 2.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) True (b) False
3. 3.🎤 “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
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.🎤 “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
6. 6.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) your motivation
7. 7.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
8. 8.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
9. 9.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 1 to 2 minutes (b) half an hour (c) 10 seconds (d) 15 minutes
10. 10.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) your background
11. 11.🎤 “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
12. 12.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) your background
13. 13.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
14. 14.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🎤 “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
16. 16.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) make something up (b) say so honestly (c) stay silent (d) change the topic
20. 20.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) your motivation (d) what you would add
24. 24.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) look away (b) ask them to rephrase (c) answer anything (d) laugh it off
26. 26.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) other candidates’ flaws (b) your skills to the role (c) your need for money (d) your family’s fame
27. 27.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎤 “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
29. 29.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
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) your motivation (d) your future plans
33. 33.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) what you would add
36. 36.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
39. 39.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) your background
40. 40.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems

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