Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 38 · 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.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.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
3. 3.⭐ 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
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what you did? (a) what you had to do (b) what you did
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Attitude (c) Ability (d) Action
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Solution (c) Situation (d) Skill
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or where and when? (a) what changed in the end (b) where and when
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Are you ready?”
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Team (c) Talent (d) Task
21. 21.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
22. 22.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Result (c) Reason (d) Reply
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
25. 25.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
33. 33.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
38. 38.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
40. 40.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what others did (c) what you did yourself (d) what you wished

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