Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 761 · 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.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
4. 4.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) True (b) False
5. 5.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
6. 6.🎤 “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
7. 7.🏆 “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
8. 8.🎤 “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
9. 9.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
10. 10.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
11. 11.🎤 “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
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) stay silent (b) say so honestly (c) make something up (d) change the topic
16. 16.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) your background
17. 17.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🎤 “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
19. 19.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
21. 21.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) blame others (b) hide it (c) get angry (d) explain it honestly
22. 22.🌀 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
23. 23.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems
24. 24.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
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.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
27. 27.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) your background
28. 28.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your background
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) study, strengths, goal (b) your family tree (c) all your hobbies (d) your full life story
32. 32.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🎤 “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
35. 35.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
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) half an hour (b) 15 minutes (c) 1 to 2 minutes (d) 10 seconds
40. 40.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your motivation

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