Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 566 · 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 a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
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 the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Talent (c) Task (d) Time
4. 4.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) an excuse (c) a clear outcome (d) nothing
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Review (c) Result (d) Reason
6. 6.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Story (c) Solution (d) Skill
11. 11.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
13. 13.⭐ 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
14. 14.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
21. 21.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
23. 23.⭐ 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
24. 24.⭐ 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?”
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
31. 31.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you wished (c) what others did (d) what you did yourself
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
35. 35.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
36. 36.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
39. 39.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
40. 40.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False

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