Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 1 · 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) Action (b) Answer (c) Attitude (d) Ability
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
6. 6.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reason (c) Reply (d) Result
8. 8.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
10. 10.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a new problem (c) an excuse (d) a clear outcome
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
12. 12.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Solution (c) Skill (d) Story
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
18. 18.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what you did yourself (c) what others did (d) what went wrong
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
20. 20.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
21. 21.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
23. 23.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
24. 24.⭐ 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?”
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ 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) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
32. 32.⭐ 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
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
34. 34.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
37. 37.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did

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