Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 320 · 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.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
3. 3.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what you did? (a) what you had to do (b) what you did
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ 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) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
10. 10.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a new problem (c) an excuse (d) a clear outcome
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Situation
12. 12.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) True (b) False
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what others did (c) what you wished (d) what you did yourself
17. 17.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the steps you took? (a) what you had to do (b) the steps you took
19. 19.⭐ 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) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
22. 22.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reply (c) Reason (d) Review
25. 25.⭐ 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
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Talent (c) Team (d) Task
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
29. 29.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ 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
31. 31.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ 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
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Action (c) Answer (d) Attitude
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
37. 37.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
39. 39.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task

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