Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 372 · 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 Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what went wrong (c) what you wished (d) what others did
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Solution
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or the setting? (a) your goal (b) the setting
5. 5.⭐ 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
6. 6.⭐ 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
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Ability (c) Attitude (d) Answer
10. 10.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or where and when? (a) what you did (b) where and when
13. 13.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Team (c) Task (d) Time
14. 14.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) an excuse (c) nothing (d) a clear outcome
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
16. 16.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
18. 18.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
19. 19.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or where and when? (a) your goal (b) where and when
21. 21.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
24. 24.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
25. 25.⭐ 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) Task (c) Result (d) Action
26. 26.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
28. 28.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
29. 29.⭐ 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) Situation (b) Action (c) Result (d) Task
30. 30.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or where and when? (a) the outcome (b) where and when
33. 33.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
34. 34.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
35. 35.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or what you did? (a) what you had to do (b) what you did
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
38. 38.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the setting? (a) what you did (b) the setting
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
40. 40.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action

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