Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 663 · 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) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Solution (c) Story (d) Situation
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
4. 4.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ 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
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or where and when? (a) what changed in the end (b) where and when
9. 9.⭐ 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) Action (d) Result
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
11. 11.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what went wrong (c) what others did (d) what you wished
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Time (c) Team (d) Task
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
17. 17.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
21. 21.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
25. 25.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
27. 27.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
30. 30.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
34. 34.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
40. 40.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) an excuse (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome

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