Interview Skills Worksheet: STAR Method

Interview skills lesson 12: The STAR method · Set 417 · 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 Action part, it is best to say… (a) what you did yourself (b) what you wished (c) what others did (d) what went wrong
2. 2.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” (a) Situation (b) Action (c) Task (d) Result
3. 3.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the steps you took? (a) the setting (b) the steps you took
5. 5.⭐ A good Result part includes… (a) nothing (b) an excuse (c) a clear outcome (d) a new problem
6. 6.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the setting? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
7. 7.True or false: “In a group project, one teammate stopped replying to messages.” is the Situation part. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “In Class 11, my maths marks fell in the first unit test.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Action (d) Task
9. 9.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the steps you took? (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
10. 10.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
11. 11.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “T” stand for? (a) Team (b) Task (c) Time (d) Talent
12. 12.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you did or the outcome? (a) what you did (b) the outcome
13. 13.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “We finished two days early and won second prize.” (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
14. 14.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” (a) Result (b) Task (c) Action (d) Situation
15. 15.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I had to collect old clothes and books within one week.” (a) Situation (b) Result (c) Task (d) Action
16. 16.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “S” stand for? (a) Story (b) Skill (c) Solution (d) Situation
17. 17.⭐ Which part of a STAR answer is usually the longest? (a) Result (b) Action (c) Task (d) Situation
18. 18.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “A” stand for? (a) Answer (b) Attitude (c) Action (d) Ability
19. 19.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the outcome or the steps you took? (a) the outcome (b) the steps you took
20. 20.True or false: “We submitted on time, and he added his part once he recovered.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⭐ STAR answers suit questions that begin… (a) “Where do you live?” (b) “Are you ready?” (c) “What is your name?” (d) “Tell me about a time…”
22. 22.True or false: “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” is the Result part. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers the outcome? (a) Action (b) Task (c) Situation (d) Result
24. 24.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I wanted to get back above 80% by the half-yearly exam.” (a) Task (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Action
25. 25.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Situation part. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “Borrowing doubled within a month.” (a) Action (b) Result (c) Situation (d) Task
27. 27.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what you had to do or the outcome? (a) what you had to do (b) the outcome
28. 28.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the steps you took or the setting? (a) the steps you took (b) the setting
29. 29.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: the setting or the outcome? (a) the setting (b) the outcome
30. 30.⭐ In the STAR method, what does “R” stand for? (a) Reason (b) Reply (c) Review (d) Result
31. 31.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “I scored 86% in the half-yearly exam.” (a) Situation (b) Task (c) Action (d) Result
32. 32.⭐ Which STAR part is this sentence? “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” (a) Action (b) Task (c) Result (d) Situation
33. 33.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers where and when? (a) Result (b) Situation (c) Task (d) Action
34. 34.True or false: “Our class library corner had books lying everywhere and few readers.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “I split the work into four parts and set a short check-in every evening.” is the Result part. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “During my summer job at a bakery, the shop got very busy every Sunday morning.” is the Task part. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: where and when or the steps you took? (a) where and when (b) the steps you took
38. 38.⭐ In the STAR method, which part covers your goal? (a) Task (b) Situation (c) Result (d) Action
39. 39.True or false: “As team leader, I had to get a working model ready in time.” is the Action part. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⭐ In a STAR answer, which comes first: what changed in the end or where and when? (a) what changed in the end (b) where and when

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