Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 352 · 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) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Time (c) Team (d) Talent
3. 3.⭐ 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
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Review
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
11. 11.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.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
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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
15. 15.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
18. 18.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Where do you live?”
19. 19.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you wished (c) what you did yourself (d) what others did
20. 20.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
22. 22.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.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) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ 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
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
27. 27.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Ability (c) Attitude (d) Answer
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
35. 35.⭐ 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) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
36. 36.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
40. 40.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False

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