Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 169 · 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? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Ability (c) Attitude (d) Action
3. 3.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) a clear outcome (c) nothing (d) an excuse
4. 4.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
9. 9.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
10. 10.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
15. 15.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.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
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what changed in the end? (a) where and when (b) what changed in the end
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Task (d) Talent
21. 21.⭐ 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
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
26. 26.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
33. 33.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
35. 35.⭐ 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
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reply (c) Reason (d) Result
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
39. 39.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result

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