Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 147 · 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 what you did? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
2. 2.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
4. 4.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⭐ 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
7. 7.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you wished (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
9. 9.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “What is your name?”
10. 10.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
13. 13.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) an excuse (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
16. 16.⭐ 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
17. 17.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
18. 18.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
22. 22.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
28. 28.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
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Solution
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, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Team (c) Task (d) Talent
35. 35.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
37. 37.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reason (c) Reply (d) Result
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task

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