Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 410 · 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.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
3. 3.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) ignoring instructions (c) arriving late daily (d) keeping your desk tidy
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meeting deadlines (b) phone on silent (c) leaving without telling (d) owning your mistakes
5. 5.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) arriving late daily (c) gossiping about others (d) leaving without telling
6. 6.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: rude replies on chat? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
8. 8.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) asking when unsure (c) phone on silent (d) arriving late daily
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) hiding a mistake (d) asking when unsure
11. 11.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) asking when unsure (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) phone on silent (d) hiding a mistake
12. 12.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) gossiping about others (c) arriving late daily (d) leaving without telling
14. 14.🏢 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
15. 15.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “I quit.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (d) “Not my fault.”
16. 16.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) owning your mistakes (c) respecting others’ time (d) ignoring instructions
17. 17.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: ignoring instructions? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
18. 18.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
20. 20.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) arriving late daily (c) arriving on time (d) taking others’ credit
22. 22.🏢 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
23. 23.True or false: “gossiping about others” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
25. 25.True or false: “long personal calls” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
27. 27.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) meeting deadlines (c) asking when unsure (d) leaving without telling
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) asking when unsure (c) long personal calls (d) owning your mistakes
29. 29.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) answer every call (b) turn up the volume (c) leave it ringing (d) set it to silent
31. 31.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) ask politely (b) do nothing (c) ask a customer (d) guess and hope
32. 32.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) leaving without telling (c) taking others’ credit (d) phone on silent
34. 34.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) long personal calls (c) leaving without telling (d) greeting coworkers
35. 35.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) tell your supervisor (b) blame a coworker (c) hide it (d) leave early
36. 36.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
38. 38.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) asking when unsure (c) owning your mistakes (d) long personal calls
40. 40.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False

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