Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 762 · 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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
2. 2.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
3. 3.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) your background
4. 4.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) blame others (b) get angry (c) hide it (d) explain it honestly
6. 6.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your family’s fame (b) your need for money (c) other candidates’ flaws (d) your skills to the role
7. 7.🎤 “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
8. 8.🎤 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
9. 9.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) study, strengths, goal (b) your full life story (c) your family tree (d) all your hobbies
10. 10.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) your future plans
11. 11.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) your motivation
12. 12.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) change the topic (b) stay silent (c) say so honestly (d) make something up
13. 13.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) False (b) True
14. 14.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) half an hour (b) 1 to 2 minutes (c) 15 minutes (d) 10 seconds
15. 15.🎤 “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
16. 16.🎤 “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
17. 17.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) what you would add
19. 19.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
20. 20.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) ask them to rephrase (b) laugh it off (c) answer anything (d) look away
21. 21.🎤 “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
22. 22.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) your motivation
26. 26.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
28. 28.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your future plans (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
32. 32.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎤 “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
34. 34.🎤 “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
35. 35.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
36. 36.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.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
38. 38.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
39. 39.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) what you would add (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) your background
40. 40.🎤 “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

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