Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 121 · 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: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
2. 2.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Situation (d) Solution
5. 5.⭐ 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) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
6. 6.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Reason (c) Result (d) Review
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
15. 15.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
16. 16.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) nothing (c) a clear outcome (d) an excuse
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
19. 19.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.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
21. 21.⭐ 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) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
22. 22.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
25. 25.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ 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
27. 27.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.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
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Task (c) Team (d) Talent
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
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 placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
36. 36.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
38. 38.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took

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