Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 52 · 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.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Solution (c) Story (d) Situation
6. 6.⭐ 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
7. 7.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
12. 12.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
15. 15.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
19. 19.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
22. 22.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the steps you took? (a) what changed in the end (b) the steps you took
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
28. 28.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
32. 32.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⭐ 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) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) nothing (c) a clear outcome (d) an excuse
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
38. 38.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Team (c) Task (d) Talent
40. 40.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”

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