Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 141 · 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 a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
3. 3.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.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
5. 5.⭐ 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
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
7. 7.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
10. 10.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) nothing (c) a clear outcome (d) a new problem
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Solution (c) Situation (d) Story
15. 15.⭐ 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
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
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.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
23. 23.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Where do you live?”
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Attitude (c) Ability (d) Action
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
30. 30.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Reason
35. 35.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
37. 37.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
40. 40.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False

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