Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 316 · 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, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Situation (c) Story (d) Solution
2. 2.⭐ 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
3. 3.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
8. 8.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
10. 10.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what went wrong (c) what you wished (d) what others did
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Review
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Attitude (c) Answer (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
17. 17.⭐ 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) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
18. 18.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ 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) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
20. 20.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
23. 23.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Talent (c) Team (d) Task
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
26. 26.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
29. 29.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) an excuse (c) nothing (d) a new problem
30. 30.⭐ 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
31. 31.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
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ 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
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
35. 35.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
37. 37.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result 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) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome

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