I decided to post all the various sample questions that a consul might ask you in one place.

Example #1

1. What is your name?
2. What language do you prefer?
3. You are an exchange student, aren’t you?
4. Why do you want to go to the USA?
5. What is the purpose of your visit the US?
6. When do you want/need to start your job in the US?
7. What job are you going to have in the US?
8. How this experience will help you in your future?
9. Where are you going to work in the US?
10. Where are you going to stay in the US?
11. How long are you going to stay in the US?
12. What will you do if you have problems with your boss at work in the United States?
13. When will you leave the US?
14. When will you come back to Russia?
15. What will you do after you come back to Russia?
16. Are you married? Do you have children?
17. Do you live with your parents? Why? Why not?
18. Have you got brothers or sisters? Are they participating in any exchange program?
19. Have you ever been abroad? Where & when?
20. What is favorite country? Why?
21. Do you have friends or relatives aboard?
22. What do your parents think about your participation in the program?
23. Who gives you money for the trip? Who pays for you trip?
24. What is your parents (annual) income? How much do your parents earn?
25. Where do your parents work?
26. Do you have a job? Do you work right now?
27. If yes, where do you work & what’s your job?
28. Is it a full-time or a part-time employment?
29. What is your income?
30. How many rooms are there in your flat?
31. Can you describe yourself? How can you characterize yourself?
32. Can you describe your hometown?
33. Are you a student? Can you say that you are excellent student?
34. Are you a full-time or a part-time student?
35. Where do you study?
36. What faculty/department do you study at?
37. What is your major?
38. Why have you chosen this major/department/faculty/university?
39. What year are you in?
40. How many years do you have to go?
41. When are you going to graduate?
42. Will you have problems at university if you come back late?
43. Will you have any problems if you leave early?
44. What are you going to do after graduation?
45. What are your plans for the future?
46. What is your future job?
47. How well do you know/speak English?
48. How long have you been learning English? Where?
49. Did you take any courses?
50. Have you got any medical restrictions?
51. Do you have medical problems?
52. Are you on medication?
53. Do you have any chronic diseases?
54. Have you ever been charged with anything in Russia or abroad?
55. What’s the name of your rector? Dean? Vice-dean?
56. What’s the name of your English language Tutor?
57. What is your favorite subject in university?
58. What is your older brother name?
59. What classes did you miss today? At what time?
60. What classes will you have tomorrow?
61. Who is your teacher in Philosophy?
62. What exams did you have last session?
63. How did you pass them?
64. You are second timer, aren’t you?
65. Why did you return so late?

Example #2

1. What group are you in?
2. How long have you been learning English?
3. Where are you now?
4. What are you doing?
5. Have you ever flown by airplane?
6. When do you usually come at the University?
7. Do you understand all my words?
8. Where do you live?
9. Do you use the elevator?
10. What do you like to eat?
11. What is your favorite sport?
12. Where does your family go in summer?
13. How does your family get a vacation?
14. May I see your Russian passport?
15. Are you traveling alone?
16. Do you have a good memory?
17. Is your city large or small?
18. How long have you been living there?
19. What kind of job would you like?
20. Do you help your parents?
21. Do you have a pet?
22. What is a dog's (cat's) name?
23. Why do you want to visit the USA
24. Do you have a car?
25. What kind of car?
26. Do your parents have a car?
27. When is your birthday?
28. Did you have a birthday party last year?
29. What presents did you get?
30. When did you meet your girlfriend?
31. What is she thinking about your participation in this program?
32. Where do you usually celebrate you birthday?

Example #3

1. What classes are you taking?
2. How many classes do you have average per day?
3. Does your University have a newspaper?
4. Have you ever seen a musical?
5. How many tines have you been absent this semester?
6. How long have you bee studying in this University?
7. By what time will you finish to work?
8. Do you need some additional help for your trip?
9. How do you think? Will your trip be easy?
10. Have you studied anywhere else? Where? How long?
11. Have you lived anywhere else? Where? How long?
12. What kind of books do you like to read?
13. What book do you read?
14. How many books have you read?
15. Have you read books by Pushkin (Any writer)?
16. Does your father work in an office or on a outside?
17. Does he like his work?
18. How long has he been working there?
19. What do you do after classes?
20. What time do classes finish at?
21. Are you a member of any sect?
22. Do you have a computer?
23. What computer?
24. What are your hobbies?
25. Do you play any kinds of sport?
26. What sport do you play?
27. Have you ever taken part in any competitions?
28. What is your sign of the zodiac?
29. How old were you when you smoked the first cigarettes?
30. Do you make your own dinner?
31. Do you wish you were younger / older? Why?
32. Do you like to write?
33. If you were a writer, what would you write about?
34. Who was your first teacher at school?
35. Could you play any instrument?
36. What would you first visit in the USA?
37. How old is your brother?
38. Do you understand German?
39. Are you religious?
40. Where is your city located?
41. What is the main street in your city?
42. Are you smoking? (Do you smoke?) Why?

Example #4 (Extended version from CMO)

1. Are you married? Do you have children?

• No, I’m not. No, I don’t.

2. Do you live with your parents? Why? Why not?

• Yes, I do ‘cause I like living with them and they like living together too.
• No, I don’t ‘cause I like living separately on my own.

3. Have you got brothers or sisters? Are they participating in any exchange program?

• Answer as it is.

4. Have you ever been abroad? Where & when?

• Answer as it is.

5. Do you have friends or relatives aboard?

• Answer: No!

6. What do your parents think about your participation in the program?

• They are proud of me. They think it will make me more self-confident and mature.

7. Who gives you money for the trip? (Who pays for you trip?)

• Only - My parents. (even if it is not true!)

8. What is your parents (annual) income? (How much do your parents earn?)

• I don’t know. They never told me.

9. Where do your parents work?

• Answer as it is, just clearly and understandably for Americans. And remember - BOTH parents must work and the family must NOT be in need.

10. Do you have a job? (Do you work?) If yes, where do you work & what's your job? Is it a full-time or a part-time employment? What is your income?

• If you did not indicate in the DS-158 form that you are currently working anywhere - answer: No, I don’t work. My studies take (eat) all my time. - If you did indicate it - name the job. It must be ONLY "part-time"!

11. How many rooms are there in your flat/apartment?

• Answer as it is, but better - not less than three.

12. Can you describe yourself? How can you characterize yourself?

• I’m honest, kind, responsible, cheerful and energetic. I like to ...

13. Can you describe your hometown?

• Something like - It’s a beautiful town with lots of trees and parks, old buildings. I love it very much.

14. Are you a student? Are you a full-time or a part-time student?

• Yes, I am a (third-year) full-time student at ... (name of the university - to stop all further questions).

15. Where do you study? What faculty/ department do you study at? What is your major?

• Answer as in the previous question and - the name of the main (major) subject.

16. Why have you chosen this major/department/faculty/university?

• I’m very interested in ... (name of the subject, specialization)

17. What year are you in? How many years do you have to go?

• I’m in the ... year. I have ... more years to go.

18. When are you going to graduate?

• In 2006 (for example).

19. Will you have problems at your university if you come back late?

• Yes, I will. That is why I’m going to come back by the first of September.

20. Will you have any problems if you leave early?

• No, I won’t. I’ll be through with my exams before the departure.

21. What are you going to do after graduation? What are your plans for the future? - I’ll be working at... (name of the institution) as a... (position).
22. What is your future job?

• same answer

23. How well do you know/speak English?

• Not very well. And I want to improve it in the U.S.

24. How long have you been learning English? Where?

• answer as it is

25. Why do you want to go to the USA?

• To improve my English, to travel, to make new friends during my school break.

26. What is the purpose of your visit the US?

• the same

27. When do you want/need to start your job in the US?

• On the ... of June (May). - as in your Placement Notice or Job Offer.

28. What job are you going to have in the US? How this experience will help you in your future? - I’ll be working at (name of the camp/institution, city, state) as a ... (position).
29. Where are you going to work in the US?

• same answer

30. Where are you going to stay in the US?

• My employer will provide me with the housing. (In the camp. - for the camp program)
• I have already booked a house apartment in the States via Internet etc.

31. How long are you going to stay in the US?

• Till the first of September.
• Until my studies in Russia begin.

32. What will you do if you have problems with your boss at work in the US?

• I will listen to his recommendations and I will work better.

33. When will you leave the US? (When will you come back to Russia?)

• By the first of September.

34. What will you do after you come back to Russia?

• Go on with my studies.

36. Have you got any medical restrictions? - No.
37. Do you have medical problems? - No.
38. Are you on medication? - No.
39. Do you have any chronic diseases? - No.
40. Have you ever been charged with anything in Russia or abroad? - No.
41. Have you ever been arrested? - No.
    41.1. What classes are you missing today? What is the name of the teacher who teaches you ...?

• I’m having ... and...and today.

42. Who found you a job in America?

• My travel agent found it for me though the visa sponsor.

43. How much money are you planning to take with you to the United States?

• I am planning to take $1000 (even if you take 200).

44. Why do you want to take money with you?

• I will need money to cover my expenses until I get my first paycheck (I need money for food, deposit, transportation).

45. How much money will you be making in the United States?

• I will be making $7 an hour (or whatever the employer promised you in the offer)

46. Name two good and two bad things about having a sister/brother.

• I don’t see anything bad about having a sister/brother. I love my sister/brother very much.

47. What is your favorite holiday?

• My favorite holiday is International Woman’s Day (for girls, for example) or New Year’s Day (for boys).

48. Who is your favorite person in the world?

• My favorite person in the world is my father/mother.

49. What do you like to do in your free time?

• I like to read, watch TV, go to the movies, meet with my friends.

50. Who was Nicholas II?

• Nicholas II was the last Russian tsar.

51. Who is Arnold Schwarzenegger?

• Arnold Schwarzenegger is a famous American actor and current governor of California.

52. Who do you like more - Madonna or Jennifer Lopez?

• I like Madonna, because she has a wonderful voice.

53. What is your philosophy of life?

• I think if you study hard you can achieve anything in the world later in life.

54. Who was Andropov (Stalin, Brezhnev, Gorbachev...)?

• Answer depending on the question.

55. What do you like to do when it’s raining outside?

• I stay at home and read some interesting book or watch a movie.

56. How long have you been learning English?

• I’ve been learning English for ... (how many years)

57. Where was Vladimir Putin born?

• He was born in Leningrad.

58. What is your favorite movie?

• My favorite movie is...

59. Who is the president of the United States?

• Barack Obama