Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 347 · 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: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ 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) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
5. 5.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Story
8. 8.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reply
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ 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
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
14. 14.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a new problem (c) an excuse (d) a clear outcome
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “What is your name?”
17. 17.⭐ 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) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
20. 20.⭐ 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
21. 21.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you did yourself (c) what went wrong (d) what you wished
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
23. 23.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
25. 25.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Task (c) Time (d) Talent
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
39. 39.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True

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