Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 66 · 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.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) your background
2. 2.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) other candidates’ flaws (b) your family’s fame (c) your need for money (d) your skills to the role
3. 3.🎤 “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
4. 4.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
5. 5.🎤 “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
6. 6.🎤 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 background
7. 7.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) get angry (b) hide it (c) explain it honestly (d) blame others
8. 8.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
9. 9.🎤 “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
10. 10.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
11. 11.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
12. 12.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) say so honestly (b) make something up (c) stay silent (d) change the topic
14. 14.🎤 “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
15. 15.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) laugh it off (b) answer anything (c) ask them to rephrase (d) look away
16. 16.🎤 “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
17. 17.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) your motivation
19. 19.🎤 “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
20. 20.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I am the best student in my school and I am good at everything.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
21. 21.🎤 “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
22. 22.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) True (b) False
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🎤 “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
26. 26.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
28. 28.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) half an hour (b) 15 minutes (c) 10 seconds (d) 1 to 2 minutes
29. 29.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎤 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) your motivation
32. 32.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) your future plans
36. 36.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your full life story (b) all your hobbies (c) study, strengths, goal (d) your family tree
37. 37.🎤 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) how you handle problems
38. 38.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.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
40. 40.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

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