Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 263 · 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? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Action (c) Ability (d) Attitude
3. 3.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Situation (c) Story (d) Solution
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
7. 7.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⭐ 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
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reply (c) Review (d) Reason
11. 11.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
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
13. 13.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
19. 19.⭐ 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
20. 20.⭐ 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
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
24. 24.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Time (c) Team (d) Talent
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what you did? (a) what you had to do (b) what you did
27. 27.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” 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.⭐ 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
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
32. 32.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
38. 38.⭐ 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
39. 39.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you had to do? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you had to do

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