Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 647 · 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 outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
4. 4.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what you did yourself (c) what went wrong (d) what others did
6. 6.⭐ 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
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
10. 10.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
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) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
12. 12.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reason (c) Reply (d) Review
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
19. 19.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Attitude (c) Action (d) Answer
23. 23.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
28. 28.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
31. 31.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
33. 33.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ 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
36. 36.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
39. 39.⭐ 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
40. 40.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True

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