Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 285 · 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 what you had to do? (a) the outcome (b) what you had to do
2. 2.⭐ 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
3. 3.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) an excuse (c) a new problem (d) nothing
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
6. 6.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
11. 11.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.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
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
14. 14.⭐ 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
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
16. 16.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you wished (c) what you did yourself (d) what others did
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
19. 19.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
23. 23.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ 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) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Solution (c) Skill (d) Story
37. 37.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Ability (c) Answer (d) Action

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