Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 327 · 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? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Attitude (c) Answer (d) Ability
4. 4.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
7. 7.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Result (c) Review (d) Reason
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) an excuse (c) a clear outcome (d) nothing
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Skill (c) Story (d) Situation
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
16. 16.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
22. 22.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
24. 24.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what others did (b) what you wished (c) what went wrong (d) what you did yourself
25. 25.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Task (c) Team (d) Time
29. 29.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the steps you took? (a) what you had to do (b) the steps you took
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
34. 34.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
36. 36.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
38. 38.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
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.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result

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