Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 351 · 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.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
6. 6.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Time (c) Talent (d) Task
8. 8.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Ability (c) Attitude (d) Action
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 Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what you wished (c) what went wrong (d) what others did
12. 12.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or what you did? (a) what changed in the end (b) what you did
14. 14.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
16. 16.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
19. 19.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
22. 22.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
24. 24.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.⭐ 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) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
27. 27.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what changed in the end? (a) the setting (b) what changed in the end
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Solution (c) Story (d) Situation
31. 31.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
34. 34.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the setting? (a) the outcome (b) the setting
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
37. 37.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reply (b) Result (c) Reason (d) Review
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
39. 39.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when

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