Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 103 · 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.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the steps you took? (a) what changed in the end (b) the steps you took
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Action (c) Ability (d) Attitude
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
5. 5.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you did yourself (c) what others did (d) what you wished
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
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, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Skill (c) Story (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
16. 16.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
18. 18.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
20. 20.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you had to do? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you had to do
22. 22.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⭐ 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) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Task (c) Team (d) Talent
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
26. 26.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
32. 32.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
38. 38.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False

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