Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 266 · 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 STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
2. 2.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
4. 4.⭐ 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
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Skill (c) Story (d) Situation
6. 6.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what changed in the end? (a) where and when (b) what changed in the end
7. 7.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you wished (c) what you did yourself (d) what went wrong
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
10. 10.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Task (c) Talent (d) Time
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ 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
15. 15.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) nothing (c) a clear outcome (d) a new problem
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Review (c) Reason (d) Result
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
21. 21.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⭐ 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) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
29. 29.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
30. 30.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome

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