Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 168 · 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 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
2. 2.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Task (c) Team (d) Talent
4. 4.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
5. 5.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) an excuse (c) nothing (d) a new problem
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Review
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
11. 11.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
16. 16.⭐ 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
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Story (c) Skill (d) Solution
19. 19.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
24. 24.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
27. 27.⭐ 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
28. 28.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ 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
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
37. 37.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Are you ready?”
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation

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