Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 521 · 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 others did (b) what went wrong (c) what you did yourself (d) what you wished
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what changed in the end? (a) where and when (b) what changed in the end
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Attitude (c) Answer (d) Ability
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
9. 9.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
11. 11.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
13. 13.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what you did? (a) what you had to do (b) what you did
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Story
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Task (c) Talent (d) Team
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
19. 19.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ 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
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
22. 22.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a new problem
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ 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
25. 25.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
30. 30.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
32. 32.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “What is your name?”
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
34. 34.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False

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