Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 334 · 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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
3. 3.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
7. 7.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
11. 11.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Attitude (c) Action (d) Ability
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
14. 14.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.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
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
17. 17.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) a new problem (c) nothing (d) an excuse
18. 18.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
19. 19.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
21. 21.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
26. 26.⭐ 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
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Situation (c) Solution (d) Skill
28. 28.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
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
32. 32.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
34. 34.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ 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) Task (d) Situation
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
40. 40.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False

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