Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 577 · 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.🎤 “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
2. 2.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎤 “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
5. 5.🎤 “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
6. 6.🎤 “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
7. 7.🎤 “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
8. 8.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your full life story (b) study, strengths, goal (c) your family tree (d) all your hobbies
9. 9.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) ask them to rephrase (b) answer anything (c) laugh it off (d) look away
10. 10.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
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 “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.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
14. 14.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
15. 15.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) half an hour (b) 10 seconds (c) 1 to 2 minutes (d) 15 minutes
16. 16.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
17. 17.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) your motivation (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
19. 19.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
20. 20.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
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 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 strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your background
25. 25.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) other candidates’ flaws (b) your skills to the role (c) your family’s fame (d) your need for money
26. 26.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.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) False (b) True
28. 28.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
29. 29.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.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
31. 31.🎤 “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
32. 32.🎤 “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
33. 33.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🎤 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
35. 35.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
36. 36.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
37. 37.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) say so honestly (c) stay silent (d) make something up
38. 38.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False

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