Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 641 · 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? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
5. 5.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.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
8. 8.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you did yourself (c) what others did (d) what you wished
9. 9.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
11. 11.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a new problem (c) an excuse (d) a clear outcome
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
13. 13.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
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Story
17. 17.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Are you ready?”
18. 18.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
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
20. 20.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Answer (c) Ability (d) Action
22. 22.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what changed in the end? (a) the steps you took (b) what changed in the end
24. 24.⭐ 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
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
29. 29.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⭐ 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) Result (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
32. 32.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
37. 37.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
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
39. 39.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False

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