Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 280 · 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, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
2. 2.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Talent (c) Time (d) Team
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) a clear outcome (c) an excuse (d) nothing
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ 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) Action (c) Task (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
17. 17.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ 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
22. 22.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⭐ 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
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
25. 25.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Answer (c) Ability (d) Attitude
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
28. 28.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
32. 32.⭐ 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) Result (c) Task (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ 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) Result (c) Action (d) Task
34. 34.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you did yourself (c) what you wished (d) what others did
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 Action part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
39. 39.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome

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