Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 459 · 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 what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
2. 2.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Are you ready?”
3. 3.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Task (c) Talent (d) Time
6. 6.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) nothing (c) a new problem (d) a clear outcome
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
11. 11.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
16. 16.⭐ 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
17. 17.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
24. 24.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ 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
26. 26.⭐ 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
27. 27.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
31. 31.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
33. 33.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
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) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
37. 37.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ 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
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
40. 40.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False

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