Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 309 · 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 what you did? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Talent (d) Task
3. 3.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
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
8. 8.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
10. 10.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
13. 13.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Review (c) Result (d) Reply
17. 17.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) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
19. 19.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do
24. 24.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
25. 25.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what you did yourself (c) what others did (d) what went wrong
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or where and when? (a) what changed in the end (b) where and when
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Attitude (c) Answer (d) Action
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
31. 31.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
40. 40.⭐ 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) Result (c) Situation (d) Task

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