Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 119 · 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 you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ 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
4. 4.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Attitude (c) Action (d) Answer
8. 8.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Skill (c) Story (d) Situation
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
12. 12.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Talent (c) Team (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
18. 18.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
20. 20.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what others did (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
21. 21.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
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
24. 24.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Where do you live?”
25. 25.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what you did? (a) what you had to do (b) what you did
27. 27.⭐ 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) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
28. 28.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the steps you took? (a) what you had to do (b) the steps you took
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
33. 33.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reason (c) Reply (d) Result
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
39. 39.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True

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