Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 895 · 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 “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
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.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) how you handle problems (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) your future plans
5. 5.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
6. 6.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
7. 7.🎤 “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
8. 8.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
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.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 10 seconds (b) 15 minutes (c) half an hour (d) 1 to 2 minutes
12. 12.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) make something up (b) stay silent (c) say so honestly (d) change the topic
13. 13.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎤 “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
16. 16.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your skills to the role (b) your need for money (c) your family’s fame (d) other candidates’ flaws
17. 17.True or false: the question “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) ask them to rephrase (b) look away (c) answer anything (d) laugh it off
19. 19.🎤 “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
20. 20.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your future plans (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
21. 21.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.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) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) your background
25. 25.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
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.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your full life story (b) study, strengths, goal (c) all your hobbies (d) your family tree
28. 28.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
29. 29.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) your motivation (d) what you would add
30. 30.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) False (b) True
31. 31.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
32. 32.🎤 “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
33. 33.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) what you would add
34. 34.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.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
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False

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