Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 185 · 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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
3. 3.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
10. 10.⭐ 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
11. 11.⭐ 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
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
13. 13.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Are you ready?”
14. 14.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
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Time (c) Team (d) Task
19. 19.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
22. 22.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
31. 31.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you had to do? (a) where and when (b) what you had to do
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Reply (c) Review (d) Result
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
40. 40.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True

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