Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 138 · 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 practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
3. 3.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ 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
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
6. 6.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
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, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
11. 11.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Task 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) Situation (d) Action
14. 14.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Ability (c) Attitude (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
19. 19.⭐ 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) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ 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
21. 21.⭐ 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) Result (c) Action (d) Task
22. 22.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Solution (c) Skill (d) Story
26. 26.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what went wrong (c) what you wished (d) what you did yourself
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
28. 28.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or where and when? (a) what changed in the end (b) where and when
31. 31.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ 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
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
34. 34.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
35. 35.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
36. 36.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.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) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True

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