Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 90 · 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 “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.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
3. 3.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
4. 4.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) laugh it off (b) answer anything (c) look away (d) ask them to rephrase
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 strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What would you do if a teammate did no work?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) what you would add
7. 7.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your motivation (b) what you would add (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
8. 8.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) your motivation
9. 9.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
10. 10.🎤 “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
11. 11.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🎤 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
13. 13.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) hide it (b) blame others (c) get angry (d) explain it honestly
14. 14.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) your motivation
16. 16.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
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.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) what you would add (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) how you handle problems
19. 19.🎤 “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
20. 20.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
21. 21.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 10 seconds (b) half an hour (c) 15 minutes (d) 1 to 2 minutes
22. 22.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.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
24. 24.🎤 “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
25. 25.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🎤 “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
27. 27.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🎤 “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
30. 30.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your motivation (c) your future plans (d) your background
31. 31.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) False (b) True
32. 32.🎤 “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
33. 33.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) stay silent (b) make something up (c) say so honestly (d) change the topic
34. 34.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) your future plans (b) your background (c) your motivation (d) what you would add
35. 35.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) your motivation
37. 37.🎤 “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
38. 38.🎤 “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 strong answer (b) a weak answer
39. 39.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
40. 40.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your future plans (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) what you would add

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