Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 294 · 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: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
2. 2.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
3. 3.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
5. 5.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
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
8. 8.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Answer (c) Ability (d) Attitude
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
12. 12.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
15. 15.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⭐ 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
17. 17.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
20. 20.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
22. 22.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Where do you live?”
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Task (c) Talent (d) Time
28. 28.⭐ 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
29. 29.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
32. 32.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.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
34. 34.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
36. 36.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result

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