Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 639 · 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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
2. 2.🎤 “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
3. 3.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
5. 5.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
6. 6.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
8. 8.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent (c) make something up (d) say so honestly
10. 10.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems
11. 11.🎤 “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
12. 12.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
13. 13.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your family’s fame (b) your need for money (c) your skills to the role (d) other candidates’ flaws
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 strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your future plans
16. 16.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.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
18. 18.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
19. 19.🎤 “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
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) what you would add (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
23. 23.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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
25. 25.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
26. 26.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) your motivation (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your background
27. 27.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) half an hour (b) 15 minutes (c) 10 seconds (d) 1 to 2 minutes
28. 28.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) what you would add (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
29. 29.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) all your hobbies (b) your full life story (c) study, strengths, goal (d) your family tree
31. 31.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
32. 32.🎤 “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
33. 33.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: “Well, my name is on the form, so you know it already.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) look away (b) ask them to rephrase (c) answer anything (d) laugh it off
37. 37.🎤 “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
38. 38.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎤 “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
40. 40.🎤 “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

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