Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 536 · 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) study, strengths, goal (b) your full life story (c) your family tree (d) all your hobbies
2. 2.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
3. 3.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
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 strong answer (b) a weak 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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
6. 6.🎤 “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
7. 7.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 10 seconds (b) 15 minutes (c) half an hour (d) 1 to 2 minutes
10. 10.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
11. 11.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems
12. 12.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your background
13. 13.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) True (b) False
14. 14.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
15. 15.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) your future plans
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.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
19. 19.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems
21. 21.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) get angry (b) blame others (c) explain it honestly (d) hide it
22. 22.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
23. 23.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) your future plans (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
24. 24.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) your motivation
25. 25.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
30. 30.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) your motivation
31. 31.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
33. 33.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) what you would add (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
36. 36.🎤 “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
37. 37.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
38. 38.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your background
39. 39.🎤 “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
40. 40.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True

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