Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 249 · 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.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Solution (c) Story (d) Situation
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
5. 5.⭐ 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
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
9. 9.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Task (c) Team (d) Time
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
12. 12.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
15. 15.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
16. 16.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
18. 18.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.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
23. 23.⭐ 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?”
24. 24.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
32. 32.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a new problem (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Attitude (c) Action (d) Ability
34. 34.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
35. 35.⭐ 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
36. 36.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
39. 39.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ 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

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