Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 694 · 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) all your hobbies (b) your family tree (c) your full life story (d) study, strengths, goal
2. 2.🎤 “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
3. 3.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
4. 4.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your skills to the role (b) your need for money (c) your family’s fame (d) other candidates’ flaws
6. 6.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
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 weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) explain it honestly (b) blame others (c) hide it (d) get angry
10. 10.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) what you would add
11. 11.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) what you would add (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
12. 12.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
14. 14.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “I am the best student in my school and I am good at everything.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🎤 “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
17. 17.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) your background
18. 18.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) your background
19. 19.🎤 “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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
20. 20.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
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 weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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
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 strong answer (b) a weak answer
26. 26.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
27. 27.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) what you would add (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
28. 28.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
30. 30.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
31. 31.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 1 to 2 minutes (b) 15 minutes (c) half an hour (d) 10 seconds
32. 32.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) make something up (b) say so honestly (c) stay silent (d) change the topic
34. 34.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) your future plans (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
36. 36.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎤 “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
40. 40.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False

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