Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 315 · 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 Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you wished (c) what others did (d) what you did yourself
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
4. 4.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
6. 6.⭐ 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
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
8. 8.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) an excuse (c) a clear outcome (d) a new problem
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Talent (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
15. 15.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
20. 20.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ 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
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Story (c) Situation (d) Skill
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
25. 25.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
27. 27.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ 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
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what changed in the end? (a) where and when (b) what changed in the end
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Answer (c) Ability (d) Attitude
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action

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