Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 395 · 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) leave it ringing (b) answer every call (c) set it to silent (d) turn up the volume
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) respecting others’ time (b) asking when unsure (c) greeting coworkers (d) leaving without telling
3. 3.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
4. 4.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) asking when unsure (c) greeting coworkers (d) owning your mistakes
6. 6.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
7. 7.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) taking others’ credit (c) rude replies on chat (d) keeping your desk tidy
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone on silent (b) respecting others’ time (c) arriving on time (d) rude replies on chat
9. 9.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) ignoring instructions (c) gossiping about others (d) greeting coworkers
10. 10.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) leave early (b) tell your supervisor (c) blame a coworker (d) hide it
11. 11.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
13. 13.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Not my fault.” (d) “I quit.”
14. 14.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
15. 15.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) ignoring instructions (c) long personal calls (d) phone on silent
16. 16.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) taking others’ credit (b) asking when unsure (c) respecting others’ time (d) phone on silent
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) long personal calls (c) asking when unsure (d) taking others’ credit
18. 18.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) taking others’ credit (c) leaving without telling (d) meeting deadlines
19. 19.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) long personal calls (c) hiding a mistake (d) phone on silent
22. 22.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) guess and hope (b) do nothing (c) ask a customer (d) ask politely
24. 24.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) interrupt loudly (b) roll your eyes (c) leave the room (d) wait for your turn
25. 25.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) arriving on time (c) greeting coworkers (d) arriving late daily
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) hiding a mistake (c) arriving on time (d) keeping your desk tidy
27. 27.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) leaving without telling (c) long personal calls (d) gossiping about others
29. 29.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “respecting others’ time” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) just come late (b) say nothing (c) skip the whole day (d) inform in advance
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) arriving late daily (c) long personal calls (d) hiding a mistake
35. 35.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
38. 38.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “ignoring instructions” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True

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