Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 485 · 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: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
5. 5.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⭐ 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
7. 7.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
9. 9.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
10. 10.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
14. 14.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Are you ready?”
15. 15.⭐ 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) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
18. 18.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
20. 20.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
24. 24.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
26. 26.⭐ 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
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reason (c) Reply (d) Review
28. 28.⭐ 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) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
29. 29.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Skill (c) Situation (d) Story
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
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 a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
39. 39.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⭐ 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

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