Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 504 · 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 where and when? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
2. 2.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Task (c) Time (d) Team
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
6. 6.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) an excuse (c) nothing (d) a new problem
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Answer (c) Action (d) Ability
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
9. 9.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
11. 11.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
14. 14.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
19. 19.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
22. 22.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ 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
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Result (c) Reply (d) Review
27. 27.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
31. 31.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or where and when? (a) what changed in the end (b) where and when
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
40. 40.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True

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