Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 771 · 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 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
2. 2.🧩 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
3. 3.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
4. 4.🎤 “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
5. 5.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
6. 6.🎤 “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
7. 7.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) say so honestly (b) make something up (c) stay silent (d) change the topic
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 “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🎤 “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
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
15. 15.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 15 minutes (b) half an hour (c) 10 seconds (d) 1 to 2 minutes
17. 17.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
18. 18.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems
19. 19.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.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
22. 22.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your background
23. 23.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎤 “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
25. 25.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.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
29. 29.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) hide it (b) explain it honestly (c) get angry (d) blame others
30. 30.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 strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) answer anything (b) look away (c) ask them to rephrase (d) laugh it off
34. 34.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) your motivation (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 strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
37. 37.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.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) True (b) False

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