Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 620 · 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 a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
2. 2.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
4. 4.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.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
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
7. 7.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or where and when? (a) what you had to do (b) where and when
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
13. 13.⭐ 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) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
22. 22.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
25. 25.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
27. 27.⭐ 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?”
28. 28.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
30. 30.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
36. 36.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation

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