Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 817 · 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.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
3. 3.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “Well, my name is on the form, so you know it already.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
4. 4.🎤 “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
5. 5.🤔 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
6. 6.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) True (b) False
7. 7.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your need for money (b) your skills to the role (c) your family’s fame (d) other candidates’ flaws
8. 8.🎤 “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
9. 9.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 10 seconds (b) 15 minutes (c) half an hour (d) 1 to 2 minutes
10. 10.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
16. 16.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
17. 17.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) get angry (b) blame others (c) explain it honestly (d) hide it
18. 18.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
22. 22.🎤 “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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
23. 23.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
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.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) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
29. 29.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your family tree (b) study, strengths, goal (c) all your hobbies (d) your full life story
30. 30.🎤 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) your motivation (d) what you would add
31. 31.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks your background. (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) True (b) False
33. 33.🌀 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
34. 34.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
35. 35.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
36. 36.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🎤 “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
38. 38.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True

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