Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 506 · 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.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a new problem
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
5. 5.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
7. 7.⭐ 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
8. 8.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
10. 10.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⭐ 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
12. 12.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Review (c) Reason (d) Result
22. 22.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
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Story (c) Skill (d) Solution
25. 25.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
28. 28.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
31. 31.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
34. 34.⭐ 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
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
39. 39.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True

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