Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 634 · 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: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
4. 4.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.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
6. 6.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a clear outcome (c) an excuse (d) a new problem
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reply (c) Reason (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
17. 17.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Where do you live?”
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Time (c) Team (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
23. 23.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
25. 25.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ 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
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
28. 28.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
31. 31.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
33. 33.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) 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 Task part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.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
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
37. 37.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task

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