Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 143 · 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 your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
4. 4.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
7. 7.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⭐ 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
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
12. 12.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Are you ready?”
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
18. 18.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what others did (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Talent (c) Task (d) Team
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
23. 23.⭐ 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
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reason (c) Reply (d) Review
25. 25.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
31. 31.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what changed in the end? (a) what you had to do (b) what changed in the end
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
36. 36.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) a new problem (c) an excuse (d) nothing
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
40. 40.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True

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