Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 489 · 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 a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
2. 2.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Skill (c) Story (d) Situation
5. 5.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
12. 12.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
15. 15.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
20. 20.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Action (c) Answer (d) Ability
22. 22.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you wished (c) what went wrong (d) what you did yourself
23. 23.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (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.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Talent (d) Task
32. 32.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
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Review (c) Reply (d) Reason
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
35. 35.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
36. 36.⭐ 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) Task (d) Situation
37. 37.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action

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