Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 602 · 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 the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
3. 3.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) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
5. 5.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Team (c) Time (d) Task
7. 7.⭐ 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?”
8. 8.⭐ 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) Task (c) Result (d) Action
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Review (c) Result (d) Reason
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a clear outcome
17. 17.⭐ 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) Result (d) Situation
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
19. 19.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
22. 22.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Attitude (c) Ability (d) Answer
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
27. 27.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⭐ 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
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
30. 30.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what went wrong (c) what you wished (d) what others did
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
33. 33.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
39. 39.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False

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