Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 635 · 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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
2. 2.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
9. 9.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Task (d) Talent
16. 16.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Story (c) Situation (d) Skill
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reason (c) Review (d) Reply
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
23. 23.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.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
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
26. 26.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
27. 27.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what others did (c) what went wrong (d) what you did yourself
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what changed in the end? (a) where and when (b) what changed in the end
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ 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
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
34. 34.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Are you ready?”
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) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Answer (c) Attitude (d) Action
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting

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