Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 230 · 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 Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what others did (c) what went wrong (d) what you wished
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Situation (c) Solution (d) Skill
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) nothing (c) an excuse (d) a clear outcome
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
7. 7.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Ability (c) Answer (d) Attitude
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ 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
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reply (c) Reason (d) Review
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Talent (c) Task (d) Team
16. 16.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
19. 19.⭐ 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
20. 20.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ 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
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do
25. 25.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or where and when? (a) what changed in the end (b) where and when
29. 29.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⭐ 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
33. 33.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “What is your name?”
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
40. 40.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False

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