Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 35 · 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? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
2. 2.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
7. 7.⭐ 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
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
9. 9.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
14. 14.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
17. 17.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
19. 19.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
20. 20.⭐ 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
21. 21.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ 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
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Action (c) Answer (d) Attitude
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
30. 30.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
31. 31.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) an excuse (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
32. 32.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
34. 34.⭐ 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) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
36. 36.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Solution (c) Story (d) Skill
38. 38.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
40. 40.⭐ 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) Situation (d) Action

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