Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 399 · 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 STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
2. 2.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
4. 4.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
8. 8.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reason (c) Reply (d) Review
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
18. 18.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
20. 20.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Action 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) Action (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
23. 23.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what others did (c) what went wrong (d) what you wished
24. 24.⭐ 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) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
25. 25.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
26. 26.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the steps you took? (a) what you had to do (b) the steps you took
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
31. 31.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
34. 34.⭐ 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
35. 35.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
39. 39.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) nothing (c) a clear outcome (d) a new problem

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