Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 359 · 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: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Where do you live?”
3. 3.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
6. 6.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
8. 8.⭐ 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) Task (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
10. 10.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Talent (c) Time (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
12. 12.⭐ 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
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Attitude (c) Ability (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
15. 15.⭐ 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) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
16. 16.⭐ 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
17. 17.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
19. 19.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or your goal? (a) the outcome (b) your goal
22. 22.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) a clear outcome (c) nothing (d) a new problem
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
25. 25.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Reply (c) Review (d) Result
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
28. 28.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
30. 30.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
32. 32.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.⭐ 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) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
35. 35.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
37. 37.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
39. 39.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action

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