Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 256 · 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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
3. 3.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
13. 13.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) an excuse (c) a clear outcome (d) a new problem
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
16. 16.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Result 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) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
19. 19.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what changed in the end? (a) what you did (b) what changed in the end
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
24. 24.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Talent (c) Team (d) Time
28. 28.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you wished (c) what you did yourself (d) what others did
32. 32.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
35. 35.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Attitude (c) Answer (d) Ability
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ 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) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task

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