Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 167 · 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: the steps you took or what changed in the end? (a) the steps you took (b) what changed in the end
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
4. 4.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what you wished (c) what others did (d) what went wrong
6. 6.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “What is your name?”
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Task (c) Team (d) Time
14. 14.⭐ 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
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
18. 18.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) an excuse (c) a new problem (d) nothing
20. 20.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
23. 23.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
26. 26.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Situation
28. 28.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
32. 32.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
35. 35.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you had to do? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you had to do
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome

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