Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 238 · 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) answer every call (b) leave it ringing (c) turn up the volume (d) set it to silent
2. 2.True or false: “arriving on time” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) say nothing (b) skip the whole day (c) inform in advance (d) just come late
4. 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
5. 5.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
7. 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
8. 8.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) taking others’ credit (c) long personal calls (d) phone on silent
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) hiding a mistake (c) owning your mistakes (d) rude replies on chat
10. 10.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) hiding a mistake (b) owning your mistakes (c) leaving without telling (d) gossiping about others
11. 11.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) guess and hope (b) ask politely (c) do nothing (d) ask a customer
12. 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
13. 13.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) respecting others’ time (c) gossiping about others (d) long personal calls
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) rude replies on chat (c) owning your mistakes (d) greeting coworkers
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) long personal calls (c) asking when unsure (d) arriving on time
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) asking when unsure (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving late daily
17. 17.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
18. 18.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) taking others’ credit (c) hiding a mistake (d) greeting coworkers
20. 20.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: taking others’ credit? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) meeting deadlines (d) owning your mistakes
22. 22.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) gossiping about others (c) taking others’ credit (d) asking when unsure
25. 25.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) roll your eyes (b) wait for your turn (c) interrupt loudly (d) leave the room
26. 26.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) blame a coworker (b) tell your supervisor (c) hide it (d) leave early
27. 27.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
29. 29.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) respecting others’ time (c) hiding a mistake (d) arriving on time
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) leaving without telling (c) rude replies on chat (d) phone on silent
32. 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
33. 33.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “I quit.” (d) “Not my fault.”
34. 34.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) respecting others’ time (c) meeting deadlines (d) owning your mistakes
35. 35.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) rude replies on chat (c) keeping your desk tidy (d) arriving on time
36. 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) meeting deadlines (c) respecting others’ time (d) gossiping about others
38. 38.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) phone on silent (c) leaving without telling (d) greeting coworkers

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