Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 680 · 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? “Well, my name is on the form, so you know it already.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
3. 3.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.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
5. 5.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your background
7. 7.🏆 “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
8. 8.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
9. 9.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 1 to 2 minutes (b) 15 minutes (c) 10 seconds (d) half an hour
10. 10.🎤 “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 strong answer (b) a weak answer
11. 11.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
13. 13.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) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
16. 16.🎤 “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
17. 17.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) blame others (b) explain it honestly (c) get angry (d) hide it
19. 19.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
20. 20.🎤 “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
21. 21.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎤 “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
23. 23.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
24. 24.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) ask them to rephrase (b) look away (c) answer anything (d) laugh it off
25. 25.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎤 “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
27. 27.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
28. 28.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
29. 29.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
30. 30.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
31. 31.🎤 “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
32. 32.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.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
34. 34.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
35. 35.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) your background
37. 37.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True

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