Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 392 · 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 “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Solution (c) Situation (d) Story
2. 2.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) an excuse (b) nothing (c) a clear outcome (d) a new problem
3. 3.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
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
7. 7.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you had to do? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what changed in the end? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
9. 9.True or false: “I put up a short notice, placed boxes at the gate and posted reminders in the society chat.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⭐ 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) Action (d) Situation
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Time (b) Team (c) Talent (d) Task
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
13. 13.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.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
15. 15.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Tell me about a time…” (b) “What is your name?” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “Where do you live?”
16. 16.⭐ 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
17. 17.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what changed in the end? (a) where and when (b) what changed in the end
19. 19.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Customers waited about half as long, and the owner kept the new setup.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
21. 21.True or false: “We finished two days early and won second prize.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
24. 24.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
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
26. 26.⭐ 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
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
28. 28.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
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) Task (c) Action (d) Result
30. 30.True or false: “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
32. 32.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⭐ 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
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
36. 36.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
37. 37.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
40. 40.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False

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