Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 519 · 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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
7. 7.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a new problem
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the steps you took? (a) what you had to do (b) the steps you took
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
10. 10.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Solution (c) Situation (d) Skill
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what changed in the end? (a) what you had to do (b) what changed in the end
17. 17.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
20. 20.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
21. 21.⭐ 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) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what changed in the end? (a) the steps you took (b) what changed in the end
25. 25.⭐ 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
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
27. 27.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
32. 32.⭐ 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
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
34. 34.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
38. 38.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation

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