Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 140 · 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 where and when? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
4. 4.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
9. 9.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
11. 11.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
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.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what changed in the end? (a) the steps you took (b) what changed in the end
14. 14.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
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) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
21. 21.⭐ 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
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Answer (c) Attitude (d) Action
23. 23.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or where and when? (a) what you had to do (b) where and when
26. 26.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
29. 29.⭐ 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) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
30. 30.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
34. 34.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Talent (c) Time (d) Team
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task

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