Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 61 · 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, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Team (c) Task (d) Time
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Attitude (c) Answer (d) Action
4. 4.⭐ 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
5. 5.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Solution (c) Skill (d) Story
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what others did (c) what went wrong (d) what you did yourself
9. 9.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.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
11. 11.⭐ 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
12. 12.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.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) True (b) False
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
16. 16.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) a clear outcome (c) nothing (d) an excuse
17. 17.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
20. 20.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
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
24. 24.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Review
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
29. 29.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
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
32. 32.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
35. 35.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation

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