Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 130 · 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 scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
9. 9.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Story (c) Situation (d) Skill
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
15. 15.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “What is your name?”
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Reason (c) Result (d) Review
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
19. 19.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
21. 21.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
23. 23.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
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
26. 26.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what went wrong (c) what others did (d) what you wished
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Action (c) Ability (d) Attitude
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
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 STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a clear outcome (c) nothing (d) a new problem
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
39. 39.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Team (c) Time (d) Talent

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