Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 221 · 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 your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
2. 2.⭐ 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
3. 3.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
7. 7.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
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, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reason
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
14. 14.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
16. 16.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you wished (c) what went wrong (d) what you did yourself
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Solution (c) Situation (d) Skill
18. 18.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ 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) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
23. 23.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “What is your name?”
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
26. 26.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
28. 28.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⭐ 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) Action (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Answer (c) Action (d) Attitude
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
34. 34.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal

Free interview skills lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/interview-skills-for-students