Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 53 · 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 you wished (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
2. 2.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
7. 7.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what changed in the end? (a) what you did (b) what changed in the end
10. 10.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
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
16. 16.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Team (c) Task (d) Time
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
19. 19.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
21. 21.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
24. 24.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ 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) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
32. 32.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
34. 34.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Solution (c) Story (d) Situation
38. 38.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Review

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