Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 593 · 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 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
2. 2.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your family tree (b) your full life story (c) all your hobbies (d) study, strengths, goal
3. 3.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) False (b) True
4. 4.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
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.🎤 “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
7. 7.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
8. 8.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
9. 9.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
10. 10.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) say so honestly (b) stay silent (c) change the topic (d) make something up
13. 13.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎤 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
16. 16.🎤 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 motivation (d) your future plans
17. 17.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) explain it honestly (b) get angry (c) hide it (d) blame others
19. 19.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
21. 21.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
22. 22.🎤 “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
23. 23.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your future plans (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) your background
24. 24.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) your motivation
26. 26.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) your background
29. 29.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.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
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.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) ask them to rephrase (b) answer anything (c) look away (d) laugh it off
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.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎤 “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
38. 38.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
39. 39.🎤 “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
40. 40.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

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