Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 332 · 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 “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Team (c) Task (d) Time
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Solution (c) Story (d) Situation
3. 3.⭐ 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) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Review (c) Result (d) Reason
5. 5.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Where do you live?”
6. 6.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
7. 7.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
10. 10.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) a clear outcome (c) an excuse (d) nothing
12. 12.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
15. 15.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
18. 18.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⭐ 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
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
21. 21.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
27. 27.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the steps you took? (a) what changed in the end (b) the steps you took
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
35. 35.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
36. 36.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
38. 38.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what went wrong (c) what you did yourself (d) what others did
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation

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