Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 491 · 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 did? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
2. 2.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
3. 3.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
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
5. 5.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
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
9. 9.⭐ 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?”
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
12. 12.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
17. 17.⭐ 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
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
19. 19.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you did yourself (c) what went wrong (d) what you wished
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
25. 25.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
28. 28.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a clear outcome (c) nothing (d) a new problem
29. 29.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
34. 34.⭐ 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) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
36. 36.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
38. 38.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result

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