Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 718 · 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: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
3. 3.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
5. 5.⭐ 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
6. 6.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Ability (c) Action (d) Attitude
9. 9.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
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) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you wished (c) what went wrong (d) what you did yourself
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Skill (c) Story (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do
18. 18.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
22. 22.⭐ 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) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reason (c) Reply (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
25. 25.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
26. 26.⭐ 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
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
28. 28.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
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
30. 30.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
33. 33.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a new problem
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Team (c) Talent (d) Time

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