Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 611 · 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 was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⭐ 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
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Story (c) Solution (d) Skill
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
6. 6.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
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
8. 8.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
13. 13.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Review (c) Reason (d) Result
21. 21.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the steps you took? (a) what you had to do (b) the steps you took
23. 23.⭐ 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
24. 24.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what went wrong (c) what others did (d) what you wished
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Talent (c) Task (d) Time
26. 26.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
28. 28.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
31. 31.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
33. 33.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
40. 40.⭐ 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

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