Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 228 · 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: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Team (c) Time (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
4. 4.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Situation (d) Solution
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
7. 7.⭐ 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
8. 8.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
15. 15.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
18. 18.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
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what changed in the end? (a) where and when (b) what changed in the end
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
21. 21.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Action (c) Answer (d) Attitude
23. 23.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
27. 27.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do
30. 30.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
32. 32.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “What is your name?”
33. 33.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what you wished (c) what went wrong (d) what others did
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
36. 36.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.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
39. 39.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal

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