Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 24 · 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 the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Solution (c) Situation (d) Story
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.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what you did yourself (c) what others did (d) what went wrong
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) False (b) True
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
6. 6.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Action (c) Ability (d) Answer
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
10. 10.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “What is your name?”
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) nothing (c) a clear outcome (d) an excuse
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
18. 18.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
19. 19.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
22. 22.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⭐ 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
24. 24.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
25. 25.⭐ 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
26. 26.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
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.⭐ 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
29. 29.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ 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
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what changed in the end? (a) what you had to do (b) what changed in the end
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Time (c) Team (d) Task
34. 34.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
38. 38.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
40. 40.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False

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