Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 195 · 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.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) a new problem (c) nothing (d) an excuse
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
3. 3.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Team (c) Task (d) Time
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
8. 8.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
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
11. 11.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.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
13. 13.⭐ 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
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
16. 16.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ 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
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
20. 20.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or where and when? (a) what changed in the end (b) where and when
22. 22.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what went wrong (c) what you did yourself (d) what others did
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) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
24. 24.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
30. 30.⭐ 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
31. 31.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” 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) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what changed in the end? (a) what you had to do (b) what changed in the end
37. 37.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
40. 40.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) False (b) True

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