Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 483 · 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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
4. 4.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) nothing (c) a new problem (d) a clear outcome
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the steps you took? (a) what you had to do (b) the steps you took
7. 7.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ 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
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
10. 10.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ 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
19. 19.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “What is your name?”
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reply (c) Review (d) Reason
23. 23.⭐ 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
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Ability (c) Attitude (d) Answer
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Story (c) Skill (d) Situation
26. 26.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
28. 28.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
30. 30.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Team (c) Task (d) Talent
32. 32.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.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
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or where and when? (a) what you had to do (b) where and when
39. 39.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task

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