Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 39 · 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) Action (c) Task (d) Result
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ 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
4. 4.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) an excuse (c) a new problem (d) nothing
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
7. 7.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you had to do? (a) where and when (b) what you had to do
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Solution (c) Story (d) Skill
11. 11.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ 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
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
14. 14.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Task (c) Talent (d) Time
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what changed in the end? (a) the steps you took (b) what changed in the end
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
23. 23.⭐ 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
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
25. 25.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
29. 29.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⭐ 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
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Review (c) Result (d) Reason
37. 37.⭐ 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) Result (c) Action (d) Task
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
39. 39.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Are you ready?”
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took

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