Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 370 · 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 a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
2. 2.⭐ 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
3. 3.⭐ 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
4. 4.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Are you ready?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Tell me about a time…” (d) “Where do you live?”
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
6. 6.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or what changed in the end? (a) what you did (b) what changed in the end
8. 8.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Review (c) Reason (d) Reply
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
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.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
17. 17.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
19. 19.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
21. 21.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
22. 22.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or where and when? (a) what you had to do (b) where and when
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
28. 28.True or false: “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.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
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
32. 32.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
34. 34.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the outcome? (a) your goal (b) the outcome
38. 38.⭐ 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
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Situation (d) Solution
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action

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