Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 623 · 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: what you had to do or where and when? (a) what you had to do (b) where and when
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
3. 3.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
5. 5.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
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) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what changed in the end? (a) what you had to do (b) what changed in the end
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
14. 14.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⭐ 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
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Review (c) Result (d) Reason
18. 18.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
20. 20.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you wished (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
21. 21.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a clear outcome (c) a new problem (d) nothing
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Story (c) Solution (d) Skill
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Talent (c) Task (d) Team
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
27. 27.⭐ 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) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
28. 28.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
33. 33.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
35. 35.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
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
39. 39.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Are you ready?”

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