Interview Skills Worksheet: Tell Me About Yourself

Interview skills lesson 11: Common questions: tell me about yourself · Set 926 · 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 the best student in my school and I am good at everything.” (a) a strong answer (b) a weak answer
2. 2.🧩 A good “Tell me about yourself” answer covers… (a) your family tree (b) study, strengths, goal (c) all your hobbies (d) your full life story
3. 3.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) True (b) False
4. 4.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
5. 5.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Describe yourself in a few lines.” (a) your motivation (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your background
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.🎤 “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
8. 8.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
9. 9.⏱️ A “Tell me about yourself” answer should last about… (a) 1 to 2 minutes (b) 15 minutes (c) 10 seconds (d) half an hour
10. 10.True or false: the question “What can you bring to our team?” mainly checks what you would add. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📆 You are asked about a gap year. What is best? (a) explain it honestly (b) blame others (c) hide it (d) get angry
12. 12.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) how you handle problems (d) your background
14. 14.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
15. 15.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Walk me through your résumé.” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your motivation (d) your future plans
16. 16.🎤 “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
17. 17.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
18. 18.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: the question “Tell me about a time something went wrong.” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “How do you deal with pressure before exams?” (a) your future plans (b) your motivation (c) what you would add (d) how you handle problems
21. 21.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What made you choose science?” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
22. 22.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why do you want this internship?” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) how you handle problems
23. 23.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What are your goals for the next year?” (a) your motivation (b) how you handle problems (c) your background (d) your future plans
24. 24.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why did you apply to our school?” (a) what you would add (b) your future plans (c) your motivation (d) your background
26. 26.True or false: the question “Why did you apply to our school?” mainly checks your motivation. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.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) False (b) True
28. 28.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Why should we choose you?” (a) your background (b) your future plans (c) what you would add (d) your motivation
29. 29.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Tell me about yourself.” (a) your background (b) what you would add (c) your future plans (d) your motivation
30. 30.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “Where do you see yourself in five years?” (a) what you would add (b) how you handle problems (c) your future plans (d) your background
31. 31.🎤 What does this interview question mainly check? “What can you bring to our team?” (a) your motivation (b) your background (c) what you would add (d) your future plans
32. 32.🎤 “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
33. 33.True or false: the question “Describe yourself in a few lines.” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: the question “Why should we choose you?” mainly checks how you handle problems. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.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
36. 36.🌀 You did not understand a question. What should you do? (a) ask them to rephrase (b) laugh it off (c) answer anything (d) look away
37. 37.True or false: the question “What are your goals for the next year?” mainly checks your future plans. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🤔 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
39. 39.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) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: the question “What do you want to do after college?” mainly checks your background. (a) True (b) False

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