Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 788 · 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.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) half an hour (b) 15 minutes (c) 10 seconds (d) 1 to 2 minutes
2. 2.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your need for money (b) other candidates’ flaws (c) your skills to the role (d) your family’s fame
3. 3.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🎤 “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
5. 5.🎤 “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
6. 6.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
7. 7.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
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.🎤 “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
10. 10.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) True (b) False
11. 11.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) laugh it off (b) look away (c) ask them to rephrase (d) answer anything
12. 12.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
13. 13.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) blame others (b) get angry (c) explain it honestly (d) hide it
15. 15.🎤 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 motivation (d) your future plans
16. 16.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
17. 17.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems
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) False (b) True
20. 20.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
21. 21.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
22. 22.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.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
27. 27.🎤 “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
28. 28.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.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
30. 30.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) your future plans (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) your background
31. 31.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) study, strengths, goal (b) all your hobbies (c) your family tree (d) your full life story
34. 34.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
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.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) your motivation
37. 37.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your future plans
38. 38.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) what you would add

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