Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 356 · 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) Answer (c) Attitude (d) Ability
2. 2.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
5. 5.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
7. 7.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
9. 9.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the steps you took? (a) your goal (b) the steps you took
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
16. 16.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) an excuse (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
17. 17.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you wished (b) what you did yourself (c) what went wrong (d) what others did
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what you had to do? (a) what you did (b) what you had to do
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
22. 22.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
24. 24.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
26. 26.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
29. 29.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Task (c) Time (d) Talent
31. 31.⭐ 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) Task (d) Action
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or what you had to do? (a) the steps you took (b) what you had to do
34. 34.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⭐ 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
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
38. 38.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or your goal? (a) where and when (b) your goal
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action

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