Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 7 · 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: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
2. 2.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
4. 4.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
6. 6.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
10. 10.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
15. 15.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Reason
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Talent (d) Task
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
23. 23.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
24. 24.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ 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
26. 26.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
27. 27.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Where do you live?”
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Action (c) Ability (d) Answer
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
36. 36.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Story (c) Solution (d) Skill

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