Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 423 · 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: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Review (c) Reason (d) Reply
4. 4.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ 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
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
7. 7.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
12. 12.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
17. 17.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
19. 19.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
23. 23.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ 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
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
28. 28.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ 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) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or where and when? (a) what you had to do (b) where and when
34. 34.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
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) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
38. 38.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) an excuse (c) a clear outcome (d) nothing
40. 40.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True

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