Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 216 · 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 was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
2. 2.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
6. 6.⭐ 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
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Result (c) Reply (d) Review
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Talent (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
12. 12.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
15. 15.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
17. 17.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what changed in the end? (a) the steps you took (b) what changed in the end
19. 19.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ 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
21. 21.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
24. 24.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
28. 28.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
30. 30.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
34. 34.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a clear outcome (c) a new problem (d) nothing
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Solution (c) Story (d) Skill
40. 40.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True

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