Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 113 · 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 the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
3. 3.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
6. 6.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Ability (c) Action (d) Attitude
10. 10.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
12. 12.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Reason (c) Review (d) Result
14. 14.⭐ 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
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Story (c) Skill (d) Situation
17. 17.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “What is your name?”
20. 20.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) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
24. 24.⭐ 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
25. 25.⭐ 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) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
26. 26.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what went wrong (c) what you did yourself (d) what you wished
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Talent (c) Time (d) Task
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
37. 37.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students