Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 218 · 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 “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Task (d) Talent
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
3. 3.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what others did (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Ability (c) Action (d) Answer
5. 5.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reply
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what you did? (a) what you had to do (b) what you did
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
17. 17.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
20. 20.⭐ 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
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you had to do? (a) where and when (b) what you had to do
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
23. 23.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
26. 26.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Solution
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
30. 30.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
31. 31.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) an excuse (c) a clear outcome (d) a new problem
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
34. 34.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
35. 35.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Are you ready?”
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
37. 37.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
39. 39.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True

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