Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 125 · 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 your goal? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
2. 2.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ 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) Action (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
7. 7.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a clear outcome (c) an excuse (d) a new problem
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reply (c) Reason (d) Result
11. 11.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “What is your name?”
12. 12.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
13. 13.⭐ 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) Action (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (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 Result part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Solution (c) Situation (d) Story
22. 22.⭐ 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
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
24. 24.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
27. 27.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
29. 29.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ 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
32. 32.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
33. 33.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
39. 39.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False

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