Interview Skills Worksheet: Workplace Etiquette

Interview skills lesson 22: Workplace etiquette · Set 704 · 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) greeting coworkers (c) taking others’ credit (d) hiding a mistake
2. 2.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🏢 You will be late tomorrow because of a doctor’s visit. What should you do? (a) skip the whole day (b) say nothing (c) just come late (d) inform in advance
4. 4.🏢 On your first day, you don’t understand a task. What should you do? (a) guess and hope (b) ask politely (c) ask a customer (d) do nothing
5. 5.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: asking when unsure? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
6. 6.🏢 Your phone keeps buzzing at work. What is polite? (a) leave it ringing (b) answer every call (c) turn up the volume (d) set it to silent
7. 7.True or false: “keeping your desk tidy” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🏢 You made a mistake in a bill. What is best? (a) blame a coworker (b) leave early (c) hide it (d) tell your supervisor
9. 9.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: leaving without telling? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
10. 10.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: gossiping about others? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
11. 11.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) taking others’ credit (b) meeting deadlines (c) owning your mistakes (d) keeping your desk tidy
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) gossiping about others (b) phone on silent (c) leaving without telling (d) arriving late daily
14. 14.True or false: “taking others’ credit” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) phone on silent (c) respecting others’ time (d) hiding a mistake
16. 16.🏢 Your supervisor gives you feedback on your work. What should you say? (a) “Thanks, I’ll fix it.” (b) “Not my fault.” (c) “I quit.” (d) “Whatever.”
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) leaving without telling (b) asking when unsure (c) owning your mistakes (d) respecting others’ time
18. 18.True or false: “long personal calls” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: phone on silent? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
20. 20.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) respecting others’ time (b) greeting coworkers (c) gossiping about others (d) phone on silent
21. 21.🏢 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
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long personal calls (b) arriving on time (c) phone on silent (d) meeting deadlines
23. 23.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: greeting coworkers? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
24. 24.True or false: “meeting deadlines” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) asking when unsure (c) ignoring instructions (d) owning your mistakes
26. 26.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) arriving on time (b) gossiping about others (c) arriving late daily (d) leaving without telling
27. 27.True or false: “leaving without telling” is a poor workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: owning your mistakes? (a) a poor work habit (b) a good work habit
29. 29.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) respecting others’ time (c) arriving on time (d) rude replies on chat
30. 30.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) gossiping about others (b) leaving without telling (c) asking when unsure (d) taking others’ credit
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) arriving on time (b) gossiping about others (c) hiding a mistake (d) leaving without telling
32. 32.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) owning your mistakes (b) greeting coworkers (c) long personal calls (d) phone on silent
33. 33.Which of these is a poor workplace habit? (a) greeting coworkers (b) arriving on time (c) meeting deadlines (d) leaving without telling
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rude replies on chat (b) arriving on time (c) greeting coworkers (d) keeping your desk tidy
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking when unsure (b) ignoring instructions (c) arriving late daily (d) leaving without telling
36. 36.🏢 Good or poor workplace habit: long personal calls? (a) a good work habit (b) a poor work habit
37. 37.True or false: “greeting coworkers” is a good workplace habit. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these is a good workplace habit? (a) long personal calls (b) gossiping about others (c) owning your mistakes (d) taking others’ credit
39. 39.True or false: “asking when unsure” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “hiding a mistake” is a good workplace habit. (a) False (b) True

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