Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 547 · 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: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
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 strong answer (b) a weak answer
5. 5.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) all your hobbies (b) your full life story (c) study, strengths, goal (d) your family tree
7. 7.🎤 “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
8. 8.🎤 “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
9. 9.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) ask them to rephrase (b) laugh it off (c) look away (d) answer anything
11. 11.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎤 “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
15. 15.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) your background
19. 19.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) True (b) False
20. 20.🎤 “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
21. 21.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
22. 22.🎤 “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
23. 23.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) your background
24. 24.🎤 “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
25. 25.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.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
31. 31.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
32. 32.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 10 seconds (b) half an hour (c) 15 minutes (d) 1 to 2 minutes
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
36. 36.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your background
39. 39.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) stay silent (b) say so honestly (c) change the topic (d) make something up

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