Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 271 · 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: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Attitude (c) Answer (d) Ability
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
5. 5.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Task (c) Team (d) Talent
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
12. 12.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
13. 13.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.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
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
17. 17.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
18. 18.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.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
20. 20.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
25. 25.⭐ 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
26. 26.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
28. 28.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or where and when? (a) what you had to do (b) where and when
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
33. 33.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” 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.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what changed in the end? (a) the steps you took (b) what changed in the end
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action

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