Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 411 · 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 where and when? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Story (c) Solution (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
5. 5.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what went wrong (c) what you did yourself (d) what others did
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
8. 8.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
12. 12.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Talent (c) Task (d) Time
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ 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
17. 17.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
20. 20.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Reason
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
24. 24.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ 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
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you had to do? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you had to do
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
29. 29.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a clear outcome
30. 30.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “What is your name?”
31. 31.⭐ 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
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
34. 34.⭐ 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) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
35. 35.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
39. 39.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True

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