Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 18 · 40 questions

Tip (Respect the work, time and people): Good: arriving on time, greeting coworkers, asking when unsure, owning your mistakes, meeting deadlines, phone on silent, respecting others’ time. Poor: gossiping, long personal calls, taking others’ credit, hiding a mistake, arriving late, ignoring instructions, leaving without telling. Feedback from a supervisor: “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” Will be late or absent? Inform in advance.

1. 1.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) inform in advance (b) skip the whole day (c) say nothing (d) just come late
2. 2.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) hide it (b) leave early (c) blame a coworker (d) tell your supervisor
3. 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
4. 4.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) phone on silent (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving late daily
5. 5.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) arriving late daily (c) meeting deadlines (d) leaving without telling
6. 6.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) long personal calls (c) arriving on time (d) taking others’ credit
7. 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
8. 8.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “Not my fault.” (c) “I quit.” (d) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) rude replies on chat (c) respecting others’ time (d) greeting coworkers
10. 10.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
12. 12.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) leave the room (b) roll your eyes (c) interrupt loudly (d) wait for your turn
13. 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
14. 14.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) taking others’ credit (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) hiding a mistake
15. 15.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) long personal calls (c) leaving without telling (d) asking when unsure
20. 20.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) arriving on time (c) long personal calls (d) greeting coworkers
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) ignoring instructions (c) gossiping about others (d) leaving without telling
24. 24.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) phone on silent (d) hiding a mistake
28. 28.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) long personal calls (c) gossiping about others (d) hiding a mistake
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) long personal calls (c) owning your mistakes (d) ignoring instructions
30. 30.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “phone on silent” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
33. 33.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
34. 34.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) guess and hope (b) do nothing (c) ask politely (d) ask a customer
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) greeting coworkers (b) gossiping about others (c) respecting others’ time (d) meeting deadlines
36. 36.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) arriving on time (c) leaving without telling (d) owning your mistakes
39. 39.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) respecting others’ time (c) hiding a mistake (d) taking others’ credit

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