Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 164 · 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) Attitude (c) Ability (d) Answer
2. 2.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
4. 4.⭐ 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) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
5. 5.⭐ 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
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
7. 7.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Are you ready?”
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
10. 10.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
12. 12.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ 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
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
19. 19.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.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
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reason (c) Review (d) Reply
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
24. 24.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Situation (d) Solution
26. 26.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
29. 29.⭐ 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) Result (d) Situation
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
31. 31.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ 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
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
34. 34.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
38. 38.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what others did (c) what you wished (d) what went wrong
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task

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