Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 388 · 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 the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what you did yourself (c) what went wrong (d) what others did
2. 2.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
5. 5.⭐ 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) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
6. 6.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the steps you took? (a) what changed in the end (b) the steps you took
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reason (c) Reply (d) Result
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Solution (c) Situation (d) Skill
13. 13.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⭐ 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
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
19. 19.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ 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) Action (c) Task (d) Result
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
23. 23.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
26. 26.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” 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) Team (b) Task (c) Talent (d) Time
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Ability (c) Action (d) Attitude
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
36. 36.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
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
38. 38.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
40. 40.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False

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