Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 732 · 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) your family tree (c) study, strengths, goal (d) all your hobbies
2. 2.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your need for money (b) your family’s fame (c) your skills to the role (d) other candidates’ flaws
3. 3.🎤 “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
4. 4.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
5. 5.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) get angry (b) blame others (c) explain it honestly (d) hide it
6. 6.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎤 “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
8. 8.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🎤 “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
10. 10.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
11. 11.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
12. 12.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
13. 13.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) answer anything (b) look away (c) laugh it off (d) ask them to rephrase
14. 14.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your future plans
16. 16.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
17. 17.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) your motivation
18. 18.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) your motivation
19. 19.🎤 “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
20. 20.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
21. 21.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
22. 22.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.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
26. 26.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
27. 27.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
28. 28.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) True (b) False
29. 29.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) what you would add
30. 30.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your background
31. 31.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🤔 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
33. 33.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (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) your future plans (d) your background
35. 35.🎤 “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
36. 36.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (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 strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
39. 39.🎤 “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
40. 40.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True

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