Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 186 · 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.⭐ 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?”
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
3. 3.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you wished (c) what you did yourself (d) what others did
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
8. 8.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do
10. 10.⭐ 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
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
12. 12.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Result (c) Reason (d) Review
15. 15.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
17. 17.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ 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) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Talent (c) Team (d) Task
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
25. 25.⭐ 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) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
26. 26.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
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.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
29. 29.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⭐ 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) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
34. 34.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action 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) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
37. 37.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Ability (c) Answer (d) Attitude
39. 39.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the steps you took? (a) what you had to do (b) the steps you took

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