Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 348 · 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) Task (b) Time (c) Team (d) Talent
2. 2.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Attitude (c) Action (d) Ability
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
10. 10.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
12. 12.⭐ 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
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
14. 14.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
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
17. 17.⭐ 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) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
18. 18.True or false: “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Review (c) Reason (d) Result
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
24. 24.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Skill (c) Story (d) Situation
29. 29.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
32. 32.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
34. 34.⭐ 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
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
37. 37.⭐ 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) Result (d) Task
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
39. 39.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) an excuse (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
40. 40.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you wished (c) what others did (d) what you did yourself

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