Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 425 · 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 Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you wished (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Talent (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
5. 5.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
7. 7.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.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
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ 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
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Situation (c) Story (d) Solution
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
19. 19.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⭐ 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
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
22. 22.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
25. 25.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⭐ 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) Task (d) Action
30. 30.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) an excuse (c) nothing (d) a new problem
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Attitude (c) Answer (d) Action
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
38. 38.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
40. 40.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True

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