Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 413 · 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: “We still had to submit the full report by Friday.” is the Task part. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Solution (b) Situation (c) Skill (d) Story
3. 3.True or false: “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Talent (b) Team (c) Time (d) Task
5. 5.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
6. 6.True or false: “Borrowing doubled within a month.” is the Action part. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⭐ 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
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Result
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
10. 10.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I practised 20 sums a day and asked my teacher about every doubt.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Action (d) Situation
11. 11.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or what you had to do? (a) where and when (b) what you had to do
13. 13.⭐ 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
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I was asked to make the corner easy to use.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
15. 15.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or where and when? (a) what you had to do (b) where and when
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
17. 17.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or your goal? (a) the setting (b) your goal
18. 18.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or what you did? (a) the outcome (b) what you did
19. 19.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) a new problem (c) a clear outcome (d) an excuse
20. 20.⭐ 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
21. 21.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
22. 22.⭐ 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
23. 23.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I placed the most popular items near the counter and kept change ready.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
25. 25.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or what you did? (a) the setting (b) what you did
26. 26.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “What is your name?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “Where do you live?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
27. 27.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or where and when? (a) the steps you took (b) where and when
29. 29.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Action (d) Task
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Reply (c) Result (d) Review
31. 31.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Action (c) Ability (d) Attitude
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to keep the queue moving without billing mistakes.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
33. 33.True or false: “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.True or false: “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or your goal? (a) what changed in the end (b) your goal
36. 36.⭐ 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
37. 37.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our school science fair was two weeks away and our team had no project idea.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
38. 38.True or false: “We filled twelve boxes and sent them the next Sunday.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Action (b) Result (c) Task (d) Situation
40. 40.⭐ 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) Result (d) Action

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