Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 25 · 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 Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you did yourself (c) what went wrong (d) what you wished
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
6. 6.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
9. 9.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) a clear outcome (c) an excuse (d) nothing
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ 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
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Review (c) Reply (d) Reason
14. 14.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
16. 16.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
18. 18.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
21. 21.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Story
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what you did? (a) what you had to do (b) what you did
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
31. 31.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task

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