Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 321 · 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 “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Ability (c) Action (d) Answer
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Situation (c) Solution (d) Skill
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
10. 10.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
12. 12.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
15. 15.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
18. 18.⭐ 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
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
21. 21.⭐ 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) Result (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “What is your name?”
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Talent (c) Task (d) Team
24. 24.⭐ 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
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
26. 26.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Reason (c) Result (d) Review
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
30. 30.⭐ 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
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
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.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
35. 35.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) an excuse (c) nothing (d) a new problem
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ 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) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result

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