Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 605 · 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 “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎤 “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
3. 3.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) explain it honestly (b) blame others (c) hide it (d) get angry
5. 5.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎤 “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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
7. 7.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) False (b) True
8. 8.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) your background
9. 9.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
10. 10.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) False (b) True
11. 11.🎤 “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
12. 12.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) your background
13. 13.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
14. 14.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
15. 15.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) laugh it off (b) answer anything (c) look away (d) ask them to rephrase
16. 16.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems
17. 17.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
18. 18.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) make something up (b) stay silent (c) change the topic (d) say so honestly
20. 20.🎤 “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
21. 21.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) your background
25. 25.True or false: “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) your background
28. 28.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) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎤 “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
31. 31.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
32. 32.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
33. 33.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) other candidates’ flaws (b) your need for money (c) your skills to the role (d) your family’s fame
40. 40.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students