Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 671 · 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? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
2. 2.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Attitude (c) Action (d) Answer
6. 6.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
9. 9.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
18. 18.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
20. 20.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ 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
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
25. 25.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
27. 27.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Time (c) Task (d) Team
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Story (c) Skill (d) Solution
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
38. 38.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ 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) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome

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