Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 413 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) arriving late daily (c) gossiping about others (d) phone on silent
2. 2.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) leave it ringing (b) turn up the volume (c) set it to silent (d) answer every call
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) greeting coworkers (c) respecting others’ time (d) ignoring instructions
4. 4.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) just come late (b) say nothing (c) inform in advance (d) skip the whole day
5. 5.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) rude replies on chat (b) keeping your desk tidy (c) gossiping about others (d) arriving late daily
6. 6.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) leaving without telling (b) gossiping about others (c) hiding a mistake (d) phone on silent
7. 7.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Not my fault.” (b) “Whatever.” (c) “I quit.” (d) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.”
8. 8.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: hiding a mistake? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
9. 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
10. 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) gossiping about others (c) asking when unsure (d) ignoring instructions
12. 12.🏢 A coworker is speaking in a meeting and you have a point. What is best? (a) leave the room (b) interrupt loudly (c) wait for your turn (d) roll your eyes
13. 13.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: respecting others’ time? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
14. 14.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: keeping your desk tidy? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
17. 17.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: meeting deadlines? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
18. 18.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) gossiping about others (c) hiding a mistake (d) greeting coworkers
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) respecting others’ time (c) arriving late daily (d) gossiping about others
20. 20.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
22. 22.True or false: “owning your mistakes” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) greeting coworkers (c) arriving on time (d) owning your mistakes
24. 24.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
25. 25.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving on time? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
26. 26.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) meeting deadlines (c) asking when unsure (d) phone on silent
27. 27.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “arriving late daily” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) ask a customer (b) do nothing (c) guess and hope (d) ask politely
30. 30.True or false: “arriving on time” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: arriving late daily? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
32. 32.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving late daily (b) meeting deadlines (c) taking others’ credit (d) gossiping about others
33. 33.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) meeting deadlines (b) rude replies on chat (c) phone on silent (d) greeting coworkers
35. 35.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) phone on silent (c) respecting others’ time (d) meeting deadlines
36. 36.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) keeping your desk tidy (b) arriving on time (c) long personal calls (d) owning your mistakes
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving late daily (b) taking others’ credit (c) ignoring instructions (d) keeping your desk tidy
39. 39.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
40. 40.True or false: “rude replies on chat” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False

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