Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 281 · 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: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
4. 4.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Action (c) Ability (d) Attitude
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Solution (c) Skill (d) Situation
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
8. 8.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
13. 13.⭐ 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
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
19. 19.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what you did yourself (c) what went wrong (d) what others did
21. 21.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
25. 25.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) an excuse (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
26. 26.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Where do you live?”
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
29. 29.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
32. 32.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
37. 37.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
40. 40.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False

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