Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 92 · 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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
2. 2.⭐ 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
3. 3.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ 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) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
9. 9.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
11. 11.⭐ 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
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
15. 15.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
19. 19.⭐ 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
20. 20.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Team (c) Talent (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
23. 23.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
24. 24.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ 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?”
28. 28.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what you did? (a) what you had to do (b) what you did
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
32. 32.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⭐ 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
34. 34.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
36. 36.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
39. 39.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True

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