Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 201 · 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? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Review (c) Result (d) Reply
3. 3.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⭐ 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
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
8. 8.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Solution (c) Skill (d) Situation
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Talent (c) Team (d) Time
12. 12.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Ability (c) Answer (d) Action
15. 15.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
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) Action (d) Situation
20. 20.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
21. 21.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
30. 30.⭐ 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…”
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ 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) Task (c) Result (d) Action
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
36. 36.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) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation

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