Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 716 · 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 the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Ability (c) Action (d) Attitude
2. 2.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ 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
5. 5.⭐ 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
6. 6.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.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
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
12. 12.⭐ 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
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Story (c) Skill (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
17. 17.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “What is your name?”
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
19. 19.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
22. 22.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
25. 25.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you had to do? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you had to do
28. 28.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
33. 33.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
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) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
39. 39.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
40. 40.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True

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