Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 171 · 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 Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what you did yourself (c) what others did (d) what went wrong
2. 2.⭐ 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
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
4. 4.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
8. 8.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.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) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
21. 21.⭐ 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
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
24. 24.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
26. 26.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a clear outcome (c) a new problem (d) an excuse
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Review (c) Reason (d) Reply
31. 31.⭐ 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
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
35. 35.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ 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) Result (c) Action (d) Task
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
40. 40.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True

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