Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 652 · 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 did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
3. 3.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Task (c) Talent (d) Time
5. 5.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) an excuse (c) a clear outcome (d) a new problem
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
7. 7.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
9. 9.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
10. 10.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
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ 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
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
14. 14.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
16. 16.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
19. 19.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Attitude (c) Ability (d) Action
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.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Story (c) Solution (d) Skill
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Result (c) Reply (d) Reason
32. 32.⭐ 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) Result (c) Task (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
34. 34.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the steps you took? (a) what changed in the end (b) the steps you took
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
40. 40.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True

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