Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 925 · 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.🎤 “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
2. 2.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your motivation (b) your future plans (c) your background (d) how you handle problems
3. 3.🏆 “Why should we choose you?” — what should your answer link? (a) your skills to the role (b) your need for money (c) other candidates’ flaws (d) your family’s fame
4. 4.True or false: the question “What makes you a good fit here?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) your future plans
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) False (b) True
8. 8.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) get angry (b) blame others (c) explain it honestly (d) hide it
9. 9.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) answer anything (b) ask them to rephrase (c) look away (d) laugh it off
10. 10.🎤 “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
11. 11.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
12. 12.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🎤 “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
14. 14.🎤 “Tell me about yourself.” Strong or weak answer? “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
15. 15.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) your background
16. 16.🤔 You don’t know the answer to a subject question. What is best? (a) stay silent (b) say so honestly (c) make something up (d) change the topic
17. 17.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What do you want to do after college?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) how you handle problems (d) your future plans
18. 18.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) half an hour (b) 1 to 2 minutes (c) 15 minutes (d) 10 seconds
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 strong answer (b) a weak answer
20. 20.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: the question “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your future plans (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) your background
23. 23.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.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
26. 26.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) study, strengths, goal (b) all your hobbies (c) your family tree (d) your full life story
27. 27.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What makes you a good fit here?” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
28. 28.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) False (b) True
29. 29.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) your background (d) what you would add
30. 30.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “Well, my name is on the form, so you know it already.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I like movies, sleeping late and hanging out. That’s it.” is a strong answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) what you would add (d) your background
34. 34.True or false: the question “Tell me about yourself.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: the question “Why do you want this internship?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: the question “Walk me through your résumé.” mainly checks your background. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: the question “What made you choose science?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Um, I don’t know, I am just a normal person.” is a weak answer to “Tell me about yourself”. (a) False (b) True

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