Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 636 · 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 like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
2. 2.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) your future plans
3. 3.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) your background
4. 4.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
5. 5.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.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) True (b) False
8. 8.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
9. 9.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
10. 10.🎤 “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
11. 11.🌀 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
12. 12.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your need for money (b) your family’s fame (c) other candidates’ flaws (d) your skills to the role
13. 13.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
14. 14.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
15. 15.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🎤 “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
17. 17.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎤 “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
19. 19.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
20. 20.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) your motivation
21. 21.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
22. 22.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) what you would add
23. 23.🎤 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
24. 24.🎤 “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
25. 25.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.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
27. 27.🎤 “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
28. 28.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
29. 29.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) all your hobbies (b) study, strengths, goal (c) your full life story (d) your family tree
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) blame others (b) explain it honestly (c) hide it (d) get angry
34. 34.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 10 seconds (b) 15 minutes (c) half an hour (d) 1 to 2 minutes
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “I am the best student in my school and I am good at everything.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.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

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