Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 734 · 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.🎤 “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
2. 2.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems
3. 3.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
4. 4.🎤 “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
5. 5.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
6. 6.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.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
8. 8.🎤 “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
9. 9.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.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
11. 11.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “Well, my name is on the form, so you know it already.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
12. 12.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
13. 13.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
14. 14.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
15. 15.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
16. 16.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) what you would add
17. 17.🎤 “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
18. 18.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your skills to the role (b) your family’s fame (c) your need for money (d) other candidates’ flaws
20. 20.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎤 “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
22. 22.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
23. 23.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) explain it honestly (b) blame others (c) hide it (d) get angry
25. 25.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) look away (b) laugh it off (c) answer anything (d) ask them to rephrase
27. 27.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) make something up (b) change the topic (c) stay silent (d) say so honestly
28. 28.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
30. 30.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your full life story (b) all your hobbies (c) your family tree (d) study, strengths, goal
31. 31.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
32. 32.🎤 “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
33. 33.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) True (b) False
34. 34.🎤 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
35. 35.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
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 “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🎤 “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
39. 39.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) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True

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