Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 657 · 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 “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎤 “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
3. 3.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) look away (b) answer anything (c) ask them to rephrase (d) laugh it off
4. 4.🎤 “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 strong answer (b) a weak answer
5. 5.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
7. 7.🎤 “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
8. 8.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) True (b) False
9. 9.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
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) study, strengths, goal (b) all your hobbies (c) your full life story (d) your family tree
13. 13.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 1 to 2 minutes (b) 10 seconds (c) half an hour (d) 15 minutes
15. 15.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.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) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.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
19. 19.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
20. 20.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
21. 21.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) what you would add
22. 22.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) True (b) False
23. 23.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
24. 24.🤔 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
25. 25.🎤 “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
26. 26.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
27. 27.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) blame others (b) get angry (c) explain it honestly (d) hide it
28. 28.🎤 “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
29. 29.🎤 “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
30. 30.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your future plans
31. 31.True or false: “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your family’s fame (b) other candidates’ flaws (c) your need for money (d) your skills to the role
33. 33.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) your future plans
39. 39.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) your background

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