Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 502 · 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 Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what you wished (c) what others did (d) what went wrong
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
10. 10.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
12. 12.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
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
16. 16.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
18. 18.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
20. 20.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
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Story
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Task (c) Team (d) Talent
26. 26.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Where do you live?”
30. 30.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
32. 32.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
36. 36.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
39. 39.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task

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