Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 766 · 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 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
2. 2.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
3. 3.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
4. 4.🎤 “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
5. 5.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) half an hour (b) 1 to 2 minutes (c) 10 seconds (d) 15 minutes
6. 6.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
7. 7.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your full life story (b) your family tree (c) all your hobbies (d) study, strengths, goal
8. 8.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
9. 9.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
10. 10.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
11. 11.🎤 “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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
12. 12.🎤 “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
13. 13.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) your background
14. 14.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
15. 15.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) what you would add
16. 16.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) get angry (b) blame others (c) hide it (d) explain it honestly
17. 17.🤔 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
18. 18.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
19. 19.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
21. 21.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
22. 22.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
23. 23.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) your future plans
25. 25.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) your background
27. 27.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) your background
29. 29.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🎤 “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
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
34. 34.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎤 “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
36. 36.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) answer anything (b) ask them to rephrase (c) laugh it off (d) look away
40. 40.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True

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