KNOW YOURSELF: Your Personal Profile

Student worksheet

Be honest, take a real loving look at tour self and your life till date and write down what you feel without inhibitions. Remember there is nothing RIGHT or WRONG about what you write as you are a unique person with unique capabilities.

This profile sheet is useful in preparing CV and appearing for interviews. If you feel stuck then ask your teacher to give examples.

Answer the following questions and try to write one or two complete sentences. After the sheet is filled, you have content enough for a two to five minute self-introduction. Practice it every day and try to improvise by adding more details.

1.        Hello, I’m __________________________________ (name)

2.        I’m from  _____________________________ (place)

3.        I come from a _____________________________________

      (family background)

4.        My parents ________________________________________

5.        My father _________________________________________

6.        My mother ________________________________________

7.        My siblings _______________________________________

8.        I studied in _______________________________________

(schooling, Inter, college)

 1.        I am pursuing ______________________________________

2.        I wish to ___________________________________________

(higher education/ get a job/ get through Groups/ become a teacher…..) this year.

3.        I enjoy/ like _________________________________________

( list 5 things you like doing-)

4.        I don’t like _________________________________________

(list 5 things you dislike doing-)

5.        I wish to learn _____________________________________

(list 2 or 3 skills you would like to learn.)

6.        I’m now reading ___________________________________

      (the book that you are reading now, title of the book, writers name, publisher)

7.        I am ____________________________________________

(Morning person/ evening person/ night person- when are you very active and at what part of day do you study effectively?)

8.        In primary school I wanted to be___________________, in middle school my ambition was to become_______________ and in High school I wanted to become __________________

9.        I wish to own   ______________________________________

(list 5 things you wish for …)

10.   In 2 years I see myself _______________________________

11.   In 5 years I see myself _______________________________

12.   My ambition now is :  ________________________________

13.   My family and friends say I am ________________________

And ___________________________________________

(list qualities- 5 positive and 5 negative i.e, where you feel you need to improve)

14.   I am ____________________________________________

(other qualities- poet/ painter/ dancer/ sprinter/ college champion/ NSS volunteer/ NCC cadet/ ….)

15.   I worked as ________________________________________

(any part time jobs you did/ tuitions/ volunteer works/ summer jobs….)

16.   My favorites ________________

(Game, sports person, politician, tourist spot, food, song, musician, film, director, actor, TV channel, serial, Radio program, book, writer…)

17.   I am scared of _______________________________ ( list your fears)

18.   I feel good about my __________________________ (list your strengths)

Post writing activity: Practice self introduction using this profile in the mirror. You need to look into your eyes while talking.