Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 232 · 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? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
2. 2.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
5. 5.⭐ 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
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
7. 7.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reply (c) Review (d) Reason
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
13. 13.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “What is your name?”
14. 14.⭐ 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) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
15. 15.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Ability (c) Action (d) Attitude
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
21. 21.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ 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
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the outcome? (a) where and when (b) the outcome
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
27. 27.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
30. 30.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what others did (c) what you did yourself (d) what you wished
32. 32.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
36. 36.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
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.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Story

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