Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 12 · 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.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.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
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do
11. 11.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you did yourself (c) what went wrong (d) what you wished
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
17. 17.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.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
19. 19.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reply
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
24. 24.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
27. 27.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
28. 28.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
30. 30.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ 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) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Solution
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
36. 36.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
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
38. 38.⭐ 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
39. 39.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True

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