Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 181 · 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: what you did or what changed in the end? (a) what you did (b) what changed in the end
2. 2.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
4. 4.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Answer (c) Action (d) Ability
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
8. 8.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what others did (c) what you did yourself (d) what you wished
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
10. 10.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
20. 20.⭐ 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
21. 21.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
23. 23.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Where do you live?”
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
27. 27.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ 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) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
31. 31.⭐ 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
32. 32.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Task (c) Talent (d) Team
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the steps you took? (a) what you had to do (b) the steps you took
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
40. 40.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True

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