Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 44 · 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: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Talent (d) Task
5. 5.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) an excuse (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
8. 8.⭐ 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
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
10. 10.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
14. 14.⭐ 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
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
16. 16.⭐ 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
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
20. 20.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Attitude (c) Answer (d) Ability
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what you did? (a) what you had to do (b) what you did
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
24. 24.⭐ 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) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what changed in the end? (a) where and when (b) what changed in the end
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
27. 27.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reason (c) Review (d) Reply
32. 32.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Solution
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
36. 36.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took

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