Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 220 · 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.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
2. 2.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
4. 4.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Ability (c) Attitude (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
8. 8.⭐ 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
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
10. 10.⭐ 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
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
16. 16.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
19. 19.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) a clear outcome (d) nothing
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Situation (d) Solution
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Task (c) Team (d) Talent
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
24. 24.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
27. 27.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Where do you live?”
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
32. 32.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
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
35. 35.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
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 Situation part. (a) True (b) False

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