Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 913 · 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.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) what you would add
2. 2.🧩 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
3. 3.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.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
5. 5.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) what you would add (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) your future plans
6. 6.🎤 “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
7. 7.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your need for money (b) other candidates’ flaws (c) your skills to the role (d) your family’s fame
8. 8.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) explain it honestly (b) blame others (c) get angry (d) hide it
9. 9.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) how you handle problems (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) your background
10. 10.🎤 “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
11. 11.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) how you handle problems (b) your background (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
13. 13.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I am the best student in my school and I am good at everything.” (a) a weak answer (b) a strong answer
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.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your future plans
16. 16.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
17. 17.🎤 “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
18. 18.🎤 “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
19. 19.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
25. 25.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) your background (b) how you handle problems (c) your motivation (d) your future plans
26. 26.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
27. 27.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
28. 28.🎤 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 future plans (d) your background
29. 29.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) stay silent (b) make something up (c) change the topic (d) say so honestly
30. 30.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
31. 31.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) laugh it off (b) ask them to rephrase (c) look away (d) answer anything
32. 32.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
33. 33.🎤 “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
34. 34.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.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) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: the question “Where do you see yourself in five years?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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) False (b) True
40. 40.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

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