Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 331 · 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) Action (b) Ability (c) Attitude (d) Answer
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
3. 3.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a clear outcome (b) a new problem (c) nothing (d) an excuse
4. 4.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Story (c) Situation (d) Skill
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
9. 9.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what changed in the end? (a) the steps you took (b) what changed in the end
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
11. 11.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
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what changed in the end? (a) what you had to do (b) what changed in the end
15. 15.⭐ 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
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
19. 19.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what you wished (c) what went wrong (d) what others did
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
25. 25.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
28. 28.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “What is your name?”
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
30. 30.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
32. 32.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you had to do? (a) the setting (b) what you had to do
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
35. 35.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
37. 37.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ 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) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reply (c) Reason (d) Review

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