Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 594 · 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? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
5. 5.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ 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
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
8. 8.⭐ 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
9. 9.⭐ 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) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
10. 10.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
17. 17.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
20. 20.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you had to do? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you had to do
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
24. 24.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “What is your name?”
26. 26.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⭐ 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
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Task (c) Time (d) Team
40. 40.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what others did (c) what you wished (d) what you did yourself

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