Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 56 · 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) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reason (c) Reply (d) Result
4. 4.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
7. 7.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a clear outcome
9. 9.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Ability (c) Answer (d) Attitude
11. 11.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Talent (c) Time (d) Team
15. 15.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what others did (c) what you wished (d) what went wrong
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
17. 17.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
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
24. 24.⭐ 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
25. 25.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Where do you live?”
28. 28.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Story (c) Solution (d) Skill
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
31. 31.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
35. 35.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
37. 37.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
39. 39.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did

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