Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 741 · 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.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) get angry (b) blame others (c) explain it honestly (d) hide it
2. 2.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🎤 “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
4. 4.🎤 “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
5. 5.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 1 to 2 minutes (b) 10 seconds (c) half an hour (d) 15 minutes
6. 6.🏆 “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
7. 7.🎤 “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
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) True (b) False
9. 9.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) what you would add (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
10. 10.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
11. 11.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) study, strengths, goal (b) all your hobbies (c) your full life story (d) your family tree
12. 12.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent (c) make something up (d) say so honestly
13. 13.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 weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎤 “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
15. 15.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) answer anything (b) laugh it off (c) ask them to rephrase (d) look away
17. 17.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) your motivation
18. 18.🎤 “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
19. 19.True or false: “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems
24. 24.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) your background
25. 25.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
26. 26.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🎤 “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
28. 28.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
29. 29.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
30. 30.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) False (b) True
31. 31.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your background
32. 32.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (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) False (b) True
34. 34.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) what you would add
35. 35.🎤 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) your background
36. 36.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎤 “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

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