Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 82 · 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 what you would add. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🎤 “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
3. 3.🎤 “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
4. 4.🎤 “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
5. 5.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) what you would add
7. 7.True or false: “Well, my name is on the form, so you know it already.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.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
9. 9.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your family’s fame (b) your need for money (c) your skills to the role (d) other candidates’ flaws
12. 12.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
13. 13.🧩 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
14. 14.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 10 seconds (b) 15 minutes (c) half an hour (d) 1 to 2 minutes
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) make something up (b) change the topic (c) stay silent (d) say so honestly
19. 19.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) your motivation
20. 20.🎤 “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
21. 21.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
23. 23.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
25. 25.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
26. 26.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your background
27. 27.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) your background
29. 29.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
30. 30.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
31. 31.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) your background
32. 32.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) what you would add (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) your future plans
33. 33.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) look away (b) ask them to rephrase (c) laugh it off (d) answer anything
34. 34.🎤 “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
35. 35.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
36. 36.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🎤 “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 weak answer (b) a strong answer
38. 38.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) what you would add
39. 39.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True

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