Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 200 · 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 scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
3. 3.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Solution (c) Situation (d) Story
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
9. 9.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
16. 16.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Answer (c) Action (d) Attitude
19. 19.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
23. 23.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
25. 25.⭐ 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
26. 26.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
28. 28.⭐ 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
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Talent (c) Team (d) Task
32. 32.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) a new problem (c) an excuse (d) nothing
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ 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
35. 35.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ 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) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
39. 39.⭐ 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
40. 40.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False

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