Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 10 · 40 questions

Tip (S-T-A-R): Situation = the background (where, when). Task = your goal or responsibility. Action = what you did, step by step. Result = the outcome, with a number if you can. Spend most of the answer on the Action, and say “I”, not only “we”. Use STAR for questions that begin “Tell me about a time…” or “Give an example of…”.

1. 1.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what changed in the end? (a) what you did (b) what changed in the end
11. 11.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what others did (c) what went wrong (d) what you did yourself
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Review (c) Result (d) Reason
14. 14.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what changed in the end? (a) what you had to do (b) what changed in the end
16. 16.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
18. 18.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
22. 22.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what changed in the end? (a) where and when (b) what changed in the end
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
27. 27.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
29. 29.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
34. 34.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Where do you live?”
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Story (c) Solution (d) Situation
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Team (c) Time (d) Task
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action

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