Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 581 · 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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
2. 2.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
3. 3.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) blame others (b) hide it (c) get angry (d) explain it honestly
4. 4.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) look away (b) laugh it off (c) ask them to rephrase (d) answer anything
5. 5.🎤 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
6. 6.🎤 “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
7. 7.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
8. 8.🎤 “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
9. 9.🎤 “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
10. 10.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) make something up (b) stay silent (c) say so honestly (d) change the topic
11. 11.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
12. 12.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) your motivation
13. 13.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.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
16. 16.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your need for money (b) your skills to the role (c) other candidates’ flaws (d) your family’s fame
17. 17.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
18. 18.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
19. 19.🎤 “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
20. 20.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
22. 22.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
23. 23.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) half an hour (b) 1 to 2 minutes (c) 10 seconds (d) 15 minutes
24. 24.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.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
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎤 “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
30. 30.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your family tree (b) study, strengths, goal (c) your full life story (d) all your hobbies
32. 32.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
33. 33.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) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
36. 36.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
38. 38.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) True (b) False
39. 39.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
40. 40.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) what you would add

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