Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 217 · 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.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) set it to silent (b) turn up the volume (c) answer every call (d) leave it ringing
2. 2.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) leave the room (b) interrupt loudly (c) roll your eyes (d) wait for your turn
3. 3.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) gossiping about others (c) long personal calls (d) owning your mistakes
4. 4.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) rude replies on chat (c) greeting coworkers (d) taking others’ credit
6. 6.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Whatever.” (b) “I quit.” (c) “Not my fault.” (d) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
7. 7.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) do nothing (b) ask a customer (c) ask politely (d) guess and hope
9. 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
10. 10.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
12. 12.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) phone on silent (c) leaving without telling (d) arriving on time
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) respecting others’ time (c) owning your mistakes (d) hiding a mistake
14. 14.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
15. 15.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
16. 16.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) skip the whole day (b) just come late (c) inform in advance (d) say nothing
17. 17.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
18. 18.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ignoring instructions (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) asking when unsure (d) meeting deadlines
20. 20.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
21. 21.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) long personal calls (c) leaving without telling (d) rude replies on chat
23. 23.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) phone on silent (c) long personal calls (d) asking when unsure
25. 25.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) hiding a mistake (c) rude replies on chat (d) long personal calls
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) long personal calls (c) greeting coworkers (d) gossiping about others
27. 27.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) blame a coworker (b) leave early (c) tell your supervisor (d) hide it
28. 28.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) meeting deadlines (c) owning your mistakes (d) gossiping about others
29. 29.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) phone on silent (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) arriving late daily (d) arriving on time
30. 30.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) rude replies on chat (c) phone on silent (d) asking when unsure
32. 32.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) ignoring instructions (b) rude replies on chat (c) leaving without telling (d) meeting deadlines
33. 33.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) leaving without telling (c) hiding a mistake (d) asking when unsure
34. 34.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) meeting deadlines (c) ignoring instructions (d) long personal calls
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) arriving late daily (c) hiding a mistake (d) taking others’ credit
37. 37.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
39. 39.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) asking when unsure (c) arriving on time (d) ignoring instructions
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) meeting deadlines (c) respecting others’ time (d) arriving late daily

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