Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 440 · 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 the setting? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Action (c) Answer (d) Attitude
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what changed in the end? (a) the steps you took (b) what changed in the end
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
7. 7.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
10. 10.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
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.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ 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
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Team (c) Time (d) Task
18. 18.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what went wrong (c) what you did yourself (d) what you wished
19. 19.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
23. 23.⭐ 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) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
24. 24.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
30. 30.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Situation (c) Story (d) Skill
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
33. 33.⭐ 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) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
35. 35.⭐ 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
36. 36.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ 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
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
40. 40.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True

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