Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 561 · 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: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
5. 5.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
10. 10.⭐ 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) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
12. 12.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
13. 13.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Review (c) Result (d) Reply
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
17. 17.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a new problem
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or where and when? (a) what changed in the end (b) where and when
19. 19.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Are you ready?”
20. 20.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⭐ 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
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
25. 25.⭐ 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
26. 26.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what you wished (c) what went wrong (d) what others did
28. 28.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
30. 30.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
32. 32.⭐ 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
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Story (c) Skill (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what changed in the end? (a) the steps you took (b) what changed in the end
35. 35.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Talent (c) Time (d) Task
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task

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