Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 155 · 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.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⭐ 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
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
4. 4.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
5. 5.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
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ 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
8. 8.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reason (c) Review (d) Reply
10. 10.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Solution (c) Story (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Team (c) Task (d) Talent
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
15. 15.⭐ 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?”
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
20. 20.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
24. 24.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
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 Situation part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⭐ 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
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
31. 31.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
35. 35.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) an excuse (c) a new problem (d) a clear outcome
37. 37.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
40. 40.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False

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