Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 260 · 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 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
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Time (c) Task (d) Team
7. 7.⭐ 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
8. 8.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
10. 10.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) an excuse (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
11. 11.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Situation (c) Story (d) Solution
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what changed in the end? (a) the steps you took (b) what changed in the end
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reason (c) Result (d) Reply
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Attitude (c) Answer (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
23. 23.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
25. 25.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.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
27. 27.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ 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) Task (c) Action (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
32. 32.⭐ 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
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ 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
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
40. 40.⭐ 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

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