Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 658 · 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? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
2. 2.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
3. 3.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
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
5. 5.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
10. 10.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what you wished (c) what went wrong (d) what others did
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
15. 15.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
17. 17.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Solution
19. 19.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
25. 25.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
28. 28.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.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
30. 30.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Time (c) Task (d) Team
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
35. 35.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Where do you live?”
36. 36.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
40. 40.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False

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