Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 229 · 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: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Story (c) Situation (d) Solution
6. 6.⭐ 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
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
9. 9.⭐ 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
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
11. 11.⭐ 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
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
15. 15.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
18. 18.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
25. 25.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
27. 27.⭐ 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) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
32. 32.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Answer (c) Attitude (d) Action
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or where and when? (a) what you had to do (b) where and when
35. 35.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) nothing (c) a new problem (d) a clear outcome
39. 39.⭐ 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
40. 40.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False

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