Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 383 · 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.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
2. 2.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⭐ 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
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
5. 5.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) a clear outcome (c) nothing (d) an excuse
7. 7.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
8. 8.True or false: “I sorted the books by level, made a sign-out sheet and put up a weekly “top pick”.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Review (c) Reply (d) Reason
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
11. 11.⭐ 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
12. 12.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
13. 13.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Attitude (b) Answer (c) Action (d) Ability
16. 16.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Situation (b) Solution (c) Skill (d) Story
19. 19.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
21. 21.⭐ 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
22. 22.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what went wrong (b) what you wished (c) what others did (d) what you did yourself
23. 23.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
25. 25.⭐ 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
26. 26.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Where do you live?”
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
31. 31.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
32. 32.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) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Task (b) Time (c) Team (d) Talent
35. 35.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
39. 39.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ 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

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