Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 403 · 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.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “Tell me about a time…” (c) “Are you ready?” (d) “What is your name?”
2. 2.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Review (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Reason
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or the setting? (a) what changed in the end (b) the setting
5. 5.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I called him, learned he was unwell, and shared his part among the rest of us.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
6. 6.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
7. 7.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
8. 8.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Ability (b) Answer (c) Action (d) Attitude
9. 9.True or false: “Our housing society wanted to help a family whose home was damaged in the floods.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers what you did? (a) Result (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Action
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
13. 13.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
14. 14.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
15. 15.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
17. 17.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
19. 19.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
20. 20.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Task (b) Action (c) Result (d) Situation
22. 22.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
23. 23.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the outcome? (a) the steps you took (b) the outcome
24. 24.⭐ 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
25. 25.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.⭐ In the Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what went wrong (c) what others did (d) what you wished
27. 27.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Result (d) Action
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: your goal or what you did? (a) your goal (b) what you did
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or your goal? (a) the steps you took (b) your goal
30. 30.⭐ 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
31. 31.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) a new problem (b) an excuse (c) a clear outcome (d) nothing
32. 32.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Talent (c) Time (d) Task
33. 33.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
34. 34.True or false: “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ 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
38. 38.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
39. 39.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
40. 40.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) False (b) True

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