Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 480 · 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.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Where do you live?”
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
5. 5.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
8. 8.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reason
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
13. 13.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) True (b) False
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
17. 17.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what went wrong (c) what you wished (d) what others did
19. 19.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
21. 21.⭐ 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
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
24. 24.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
27. 27.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
28. 28.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
30. 30.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ 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) Task (d) Situation
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
36. 36.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
39. 39.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Solution

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