Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 552 · 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) all your hobbies (b) your full life story (c) your family tree (d) study, strengths, goal
2. 2.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎤 “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
4. 4.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) other candidates’ flaws (b) your family’s fame (c) your skills to the role (d) your need for money
5. 5.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) answer anything (b) look away (c) laugh it off (d) ask them to rephrase
6. 6.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your future plans (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
7. 7.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎤 “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
10. 10.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) your motivation
11. 11.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
12. 12.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
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 weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
17. 17.🎤 “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
18. 18.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) what you would add
19. 19.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
20. 20.🎤 “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
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.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) True (b) False
24. 24.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) True (b) False
25. 25.🤔 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
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎤 “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
29. 29.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
30. 30.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 15 minutes (b) half an hour (c) 1 to 2 minutes (d) 10 seconds
31. 31.🎤 “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
32. 32.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.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
35. 35.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) your background
36. 36.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) get angry (b) blame others (c) explain it honestly (d) hide it
38. 38.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) what you would add
39. 39.🎤 “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
40. 40.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) your motivation

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