Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 344 · 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 “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Reason
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
3. 3.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
7. 7.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a clear outcome (c) a new problem (d) nothing
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
10. 10.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
13. 13.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⭐ 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
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
16. 16.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Where do you live?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Are you ready?”
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you did? (a) where and when (b) what you did
19. 19.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
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Task (d) Talent
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
22. 22.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Situation (c) Story (d) Skill
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
25. 25.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Attitude (c) Action (d) Answer
31. 31.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
34. 34.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you did yourself (c) what you wished (d) what others did
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
37. 37.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
40. 40.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True

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