Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 878 · 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 “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 10 seconds (b) 1 to 2 minutes (c) 15 minutes (d) half an hour
3. 3.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your skills to the role (b) other candidates’ flaws (c) your family’s fame (d) your need for money
4. 4.🎤 “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
5. 5.🎤 “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
6. 6.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🎤 “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
8. 8.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
9. 9.🎤 “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
10. 10.🎤 “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
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.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) False (b) True
15. 15.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
16. 16.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) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
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) False (b) True
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your background (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
23. 23.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
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 “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) your motivation (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your background
28. 28.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.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
30. 30.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
31. 31.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) what you would add
32. 32.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
33. 33.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) make something up (b) say so honestly (c) stay silent (d) change the topic
34. 34.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
35. 35.🎤 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) your background
36. 36.🎤 “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 strong answer (b) a weak answer
37. 37.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
38. 38.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False

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