Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 379 · 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 scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
2. 2.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⭐ 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) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
5. 5.⭐ 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) Task (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ 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) Result (d) Situation
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Attitude (c) Ability (d) Action
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Solution (c) Story (d) Situation
10. 10.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what others did (c) what went wrong (d) what you did yourself
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
12. 12.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reason (c) Reply (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
17. 17.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
19. 19.⭐ 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
20. 20.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
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
22. 22.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
27. 27.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Team (c) Talent (d) Time
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
35. 35.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action

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