Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 664 · 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.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
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
4. 4.⭐ 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) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Reply (c) Review (d) Result
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.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
10. 10.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Where do you live?”
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
18. 18.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what others did (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
19. 19.⭐ 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
20. 20.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
23. 23.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Talent (d) Task
27. 27.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” 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 Action part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
31. 31.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
32. 32.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
37. 37.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
39. 39.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
40. 40.⭐ 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

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