Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 619 · 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: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.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
3. 3.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
6. 6.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you wished (c) what went wrong (d) what you did yourself
13. 13.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⭐ 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) Action (c) Task (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
16. 16.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Talent (d) Task
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
21. 21.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Action (c) Attitude (d) Answer
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
27. 27.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
29. 29.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reason
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Situation (c) Solution (d) Story
34. 34.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
40. 40.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

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