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