Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 405 · 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 practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Task (c) Talent (d) Time
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
4. 4.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
6. 6.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
7. 7.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reason
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Story
10. 10.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you wished (c) what went wrong (d) what you did yourself
12. 12.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Where do you live?”
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
14. 14.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
20. 20.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Action (c) Ability (d) Answer
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 Result part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
24. 24.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
30. 30.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
32. 32.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⭐ 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) Result (d) Task
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
35. 35.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a new problem (c) an excuse (d) a clear outcome
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
37. 37.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
40. 40.⭐ 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

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