Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 396 · 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: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
4. 4.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
5. 5.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
6. 6.True or false: “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⭐ 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) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
8. 8.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
9. 9.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or your goal? (a) what you did (b) your goal
12. 12.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Result
13. 13.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what others did (c) what you wished (d) what went wrong
14. 14.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
15. 15.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Task
19. 19.⭐ 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
20. 20.⭐ 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
21. 21.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) an excuse (c) a new problem (d) a clear outcome
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Action (b) Ability (c) Attitude (d) Answer
24. 24.⭐ 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
25. 25.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Situation (d) Result
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the setting? (a) what you had to do (b) the setting
29. 29.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Skill (b) Story (c) Situation (d) Solution
30. 30.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
34. 34.True or false: “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Action (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Task
36. 36.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
37. 37.True or false: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
40. 40.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Result (b) Reply (c) Review (d) Reason

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