Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 180 · 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, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Skill (c) Situation (d) Story
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Team (c) Task (d) Talent
3. 3.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Where do you live?”
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
6. 6.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
8. 8.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
10. 10.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
11. 11.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
25. 25.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Action (c) Answer (d) Ability
27. 27.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
30. 30.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ 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
34. 34.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what changed in the end? (a) where and when (b) what changed in the end
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took

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