Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 14 · 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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
2. 2.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you wished (c) what others did (d) what you did yourself
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
5. 5.⭐ 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
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
7. 7.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ 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
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reply (c) Review (d) Reason
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
12. 12.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
14. 14.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
17. 17.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
20. 20.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Ability (c) Action (d) Attitude
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Task (c) Talent (d) Team
23. 23.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a new problem
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
25. 25.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
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
28. 28.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
36. 36.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
39. 39.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Where do you live?”
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when

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