Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 630 · 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.🧩 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
2. 2.🎤 “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
3. 3.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) hide it (b) blame others (c) explain it honestly (d) get angry
5. 5.🎤 “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
6. 6.🌀 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
7. 7.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your background
8. 8.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 10 seconds (b) 1 to 2 minutes (c) half an hour (d) 15 minutes
9. 9.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🎤 “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
11. 11.🎤 “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
12. 12.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
14. 14.🎤 “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
15. 15.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎤 “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
17. 17.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) what you would add (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
18. 18.🎤 “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
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.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) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
26. 26.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
28. 28.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.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) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.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
36. 36.🏆 “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
37. 37.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
40. 40.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True

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