Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 555 · 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 “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) what you would add (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
3. 3.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
4. 4.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.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 weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.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
7. 7.🎤 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
8. 8.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 1 to 2 minutes (b) 10 seconds (c) half an hour (d) 15 minutes
9. 9.🎤 “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
10. 10.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) your future plans
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) stay silent (b) say so honestly (c) make something up (d) change the topic
14. 14.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.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
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎤 “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
19. 19.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) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎤 “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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
25. 25.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) your background
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 weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) what you would add (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) your background
32. 32.🎤 “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
33. 33.🎤 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) what you would add (d) your motivation
34. 34.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your full life story (b) study, strengths, goal (c) all your hobbies (d) your family tree
35. 35.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) get angry (b) blame others (c) explain it honestly (d) hide it
37. 37.🎤 “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
38. 38.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False

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