Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 773 · 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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
2. 2.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 15 minutes (b) half an hour (c) 10 seconds (d) 1 to 2 minutes
3. 3.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) your motivation (d) your future plans
4. 4.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.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
6. 6.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
7. 7.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
8. 8.🎤 “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
9. 9.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
10. 10.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your need for money (b) other candidates’ flaws (c) your family’s fame (d) your skills to the role
11. 11.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
12. 12.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
13. 13.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
14. 14.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) your future plans
15. 15.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
16. 16.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) your motivation
17. 17.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
18. 18.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.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
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I am the best student in my school and I am good at everything.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
23. 23.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) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
29. 29.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
30. 30.🌀 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
31. 31.🎤 “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
32. 32.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) your background
34. 34.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
36. 36.🎤 “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
37. 37.🎤 “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
38. 38.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 strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🎤 “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
40. 40.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False

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