Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 9 · 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 changed in the end? (a) the steps you took (b) what changed in the end
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
3. 3.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
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Answer (c) Action (d) Attitude
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
6. 6.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “What is your name?”
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
9. 9.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
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.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.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) True (b) False
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Reason
19. 19.⭐ 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) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
20. 20.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a clear outcome
23. 23.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
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Talent (c) Team (d) Time
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
29. 29.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what you wished (c) what went wrong (d) what others did
34. 34.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
35. 35.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
40. 40.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False

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