Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 704 · 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: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⭐ 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
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Action (c) Answer (d) Ability
4. 4.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Story (c) Situation (d) Solution
6. 6.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
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
8. 8.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the steps you took? (a) what you had to do (b) the steps you took
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reply (c) Reason (d) Review
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
15. 15.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
19. 19.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what went wrong (c) what you wished (d) what you did yourself
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
22. 22.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or where and when? (a) what you had to do (b) where and when
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
26. 26.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a clear outcome
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
29. 29.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
31. 31.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Task (c) Time (d) Team
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
36. 36.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
39. 39.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action

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