Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 40 · 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 wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Talent (c) Team (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ 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
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
7. 7.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ 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
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) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
16. 16.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
17. 17.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what went wrong (c) what you did yourself (d) what you wished
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
20. 20.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
22. 22.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ 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
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
28. 28.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
32. 32.⭐ 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
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
34. 34.⭐ 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
35. 35.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ 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) Task (c) Result (d) Action
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
39. 39.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did

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