Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 549 · 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 part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
2. 2.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
10. 10.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
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you had to do? (a) where and when (b) what you had to do
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
13. 13.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⭐ 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
15. 15.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.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
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Reason
19. 19.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Are you ready?”
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
21. 21.⭐ 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
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
27. 27.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Attitude (c) Ability (d) Answer
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
30. 30.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ 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) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
35. 35.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
38. 38.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a clear outcome (c) a new problem (d) an excuse
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
40. 40.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True

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