Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 214 · 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 “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Story
2. 2.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
5. 5.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
10. 10.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Team (c) Task (d) Talent
16. 16.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) nothing (c) a clear outcome (d) a new problem
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
18. 18.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
22. 22.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what others did (c) what you wished (d) what you did yourself
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Result (c) Reply (d) Review
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
25. 25.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
30. 30.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
32. 32.⭐ 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
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what changed in the end? (a) your goal (b) what changed in the end
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did

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