Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 149 · 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.⭐ 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?”
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
3. 3.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
5. 5.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what went wrong (c) what others did (d) what you did yourself
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
13. 13.⭐ 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
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Answer (c) Ability (d) Attitude
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Talent (c) Task (d) Team
16. 16.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.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) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
20. 20.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Situation (d) Solution
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Result (c) Reason (d) Reply
23. 23.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you had to do? (a) where and when (b) what you had to do
28. 28.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
32. 32.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
35. 35.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
38. 38.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task

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